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New Music Theory Worksheet on Eighth Notes

Theresa Chen — Sun, 13 May 2012 19:09:29 +0000

A new free music theory worksheet has been posted on eighth notes. While the eighth note was introduced in the previous lesson, this worksheet allows the student to practice counting eighth notes.

This free printable music theory worksheet teaches how to draw eighth notes with a flag or a beam. When written by itself, an eighth note looks like a quarter note with a flag attached to it. If the stem is up, the flag comes down on the right side of the note. If the stem is down, the flag comes up from the right side of the note. If two or more eight notes appear in a row, the eighth notes are connected with a horizontal line on top or bottom called a beam.

An eighth note has a value of half of a beat. That means two eighth notes equal one quarter note, or one beat. When writing the counts, use a plus sign (+) for eighth notes.

To download this music theory worksheet for free, go to the Eighth Notes Music Theory Worksheet page.

New Music Theory Worksheet on 2/4 Time Signature

Theresa Chen — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:41:21 +0000

A new music theory worksheet has been posted on the 2/4 time signature.

This free music theory worksheet teaches the 2/4 time signature and what is an eighth note. In 2/4 time, there are two beats per measure and a quarter note receives one beat. A new note is introduced: the eighth note. The eighth note looks like a quarter note with a flag.

An eighth note has a value of one half of a beat. When by itself, an eighth note looks like a quarter note with a flag. When with other eighth notes, the notes eighth notes are connected together with a beam. An eighth note has a value of one half of a beat.

To download this music theory worksheet for free, go to the 2/4 Time Signature Music Theory Worksheet page.

New Music Theory Worksheet on 3/4 Time Signature

Theresa Chen — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:53:55 +0000

This free music theory worksheet teaches the 3/4 time signature. In 3/4 time, there are three beats per measure and a quarter note receives one beat. A new note is introduced: the dotted half note. The dotted half note looks like a half note with a dot placed to the right, and receives three counts. This worksheet also reminds that a quarter note receives one beat and a half note receives two beats.

In this worksheet, students can practice writing the counts of the 3/4 time signature. Students will have the opportunity to count measures that have dotted half notes and recognize phrases written in 3/4 time.

Go to the 3/4 Time Signature music theory worksheet page to download this free worksheet in pdf format. It's free!

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New Music Theory Worksheet on the Grand Staff

Theresa Chen — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:42:11 +0000

This music theory worksheet introduces the grand staff and the notes on the entire range of the staff. The grand staff represents the treble staff and bass staff joined together. The brace is a curved line and bar line that combines the treble and bass staff. A ledger line is a small line added to the note when it is either above or below the staff. The Middle C note is on the ledger line that is between the treble and bass staff.

In this worksheet, students can practice the grand staff by adding the brace, bar lines, and clefs to bar lines.

Go to the Grand Staff music theory worksheet page to download this free worksheet in pdf format.

New Music Theory Worksheet on Rests and Stems

Theresa Chen — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:45:25 +0000

This music theory worksheet is the next lesson in the basic rhythm worksheet series. It introduces musical rests and note stems. The duration of musical silence is indicated by different types of rests. It also explains the rules to follow when drawing stems on half notes and quarter notes. If notes are below the third line, the stems are drawn downward on the left side of the notehead. If the notes are on or above the third line, the stems are drawn upward on the right side of the notehead.

In this worksheet, students can practice drawing different types of rests and combining this concept with different types of notes.

To download this worksheet for free, go to the rest and stems music theory worksheets page.

New Music Theory Worksheet #6 - Basic Rhythms

Theresa Chen — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:21:20 +0000

We finally finished learning about the staff and I posted a new music theory worksheet about basic rhythms.

This music theory worksheet helps teach basic rhythm concepts. It introduces the quarter note, half note, and whole note and the 4/4 time signature. The duration of musical sounds is indicated by different types of notes. These indicate how long or short to hold the note. Quarter note equals 1 beat. Half note equals 2 beats. Whole note equals 4 beats. Time signatures are placed at the beginning of a piece of music. They are made up of two numbers. The top number shows the number of beats per measure. The bottom number shows what kind of note will get one beat.

Download the free music theory worksheet on basic rhythms here.

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New Sheet Music Posted for Twilight - Bella's Lullaby

Theresa Chen — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 06:49:54 +0000

I just completed the piano transcription for Bella's Lullaby, as heard in the Twilight movie. It is played in the scene when Edward and Bella are in the trees and then Edward plays the piano. It can also be found on The Twilight Soundtrack. It is classified as an intermediate level since it has a continuous sequence of interval patterns that requires hand jumps and movements. The piece is in an ambiguous key but hovers around e minor/G major.

To download this sheet music for free go to the Bella's Lullaby - Twilight sheet music page.

New Music Theory Worksheet #5 - Note Reading Exercises

Theresa Chen — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:49:28 +0000

I posted a new music theory worksheet relating entirely to note reading exercises. It provides helpful acronyms to help students remember how to read the lines and notes on the staff. To read the treble clef line notes, use the acronym "Every Good Boy Does Fine". To read the treble clef space notes, use the acronym "FACE". To remember the bass clef line notes, use the saying "Great Big Dragons Fly Around". To help with the bass clef space notes, remember "All Cows Eat Grass". I hope students find this helpful in remembering the notes on the treble and bass clef notes.

To download the pdf worksheet for free, go to the Note Reading Exercises page. Or go to the music theory worksheets page to view all of the free printable music theory worksheets.

New Music Theory Worksheet #4 - Bass Clef Exercises

Theresa Chen — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:06:51 +0000

I posted a new music theory worksheet #4 about the bass clef. At the beginning of each staff, there is a clef and this is an introduction to the bass clef. The treble clef establishes a landmark on the note F on the 4th line of the bass staff. This worksheets has step-by-step instructions on how to draw a bass clef. Notes are named after the first sevel letters of the alphabet (A through G).

Go to the free music theory worksheets page to download this pdf file for free.

New Music Theory Worksheet on Treble Clef

Theresa Chen — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 22:36:11 +0000

I posted the third music theory worksheet in the Opus Music Worksheets series of music theory lessons. As mentioned before, these worksheets are intended to represent comprehensive self-learning sheets in progressive difficulty. Please check back often since I will be adding worksheets regularly.

The third lesson of the staff music worksheets teaches about the treble clef. At the beginning of each staff, there is a clef and this is an introduction to the treble clef. The treble clef establishes a landmark on the note G on the 2nd line of the treble staff.

This worksheets has step-by-step instructions on how to draw a treble clef. To draw the treble clef, draw: the line and tail, the top loop, the left loop, the right loop, and the curl. Notes are named after the first sevel letters of the alphabet (A through G). This worksheet can be found in the free music theory worksheets page. Go to the Lesson 3 - Treble Clef Music Theory Worksheet page to download in pdf format for free.