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There are 5 Lines for both Cleffs. The treble clef lines are E G B D F and the spaces for this clef are F A C E. In the Keyboards for Christ Music Program we use numbers to represent different things like the notes and we use colors to represent their values. As the program advanceds the children are introduced to the Letters of the Notes their names. | |
 The staff with the treble clef generally includes the melody and the right-hand accompaniment, above middle C. This is called the BASS clef. The notes are LOWER in tone and sound and played lower on the keyboard. Know as the accompliment sometimes and where one plays chords. The names of the five lines and four spaces are not the same as the Treble Clef. Thery are the lines G B D F A and the spaces are A C E G | |
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In music we must like in Math know the combinations of numbers to reach a answer. For example 1+1+1 =3. We know the value of 1 is 1. So if we combine three 1's we now know we have 3. In music it is like math only we always know the ANSWSER. The bottom number is always our Answer. Each note gets a different value, that means how long we HOLD it or count.
In music it is like math. The nice thing is we always know our ANWSER. The way we separate our notes is just like the line before our answer in math. We call our line a BAR line. 3/4 C C C I C C C I Here you see three C's then a Bar line. We know our answer as before we start a song there will be two numbers. 3 So we know there is 3 counts or beats to each measure then we must place a line. Just like math the combinations can be different. Like 1+2=3 Each note gets a different count. Quarter=1 Half=2 Whole=4 +1 +1 +1 _____ 3 | |
 The natural sign cancels a sharp or flat. If you see this sign beside a note it not longer is a sharp or a flat in the song. Usually it is placed beside only one note in a measure. | |
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b is a symbol we call a FLAT A Flat goes DOWM to the next key to the left. A Sharp goes UP to the next key to the RIGHT | |
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| A staccato mark above or below a note head indicates that the pianist is to play that note crisply. I like to have the children do two exercises. The first one is simple clap their hands. The second one is blinking their eyes. This represents STS where they can see, touch and hear. So when they see a stacato mark they will remember about the crisp sound of their hands clapping and the feel of their hands coming together. | |
| The phrase mark tells you that these notes should be connected or played smoothly. This sometimes is called "a musical sentence" | |
 A tie (between two notes of the same pitch) lets you know that you should play or sing that note once and hold it for the total value of the two. Sometimes notes are tied in one verse of a song and not in another. | |
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In this program the children learn about CHORDs and SCALES. Though we only have 12 hours (1 Hours a week for 12 Weeks to learn music and the BIBLE we introduce them to Chords through the use of the Biblical instruments they craft. For example how a harp play up the keyboard. Or how the trumpets and shofars played together. We teach the children to relate to these things as they play in the ensemble groups in the ear training and heart times. We touch upon One part, two parts, and three parts. For example one note by itself is the MELODY, if we place another one with it now it becomes HARMONY if we combine THREE it becomes a CHORD. We also use a formula I created in the 70'a to play all chords. Due to time, we only touch on Three chords but many of the children learn many more. For a rolled or harp like effect,play the notes one at a time from bottom to top rather than striking all at once. In the Keyboards for Christ Music Program the children learn about chords. Also they handcraft a biblical harp and learn about appreggios. | |
| Heart Time is very important because we like the children to learn how to express themselves. This also ties into worship and being creative. We dont get into all the Italian terms for music that deal with dynamics but we do go through a few like the two below. We use simple exercises and examples to help children remember these terms, rather than their fancy Itailian names. | |
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A crescendo means that the music grows louder. I like to have the children open their months slowly and take a deep breath to demonstrate how we can EXPRESS our self and to play with HEART our music. Children learn by understanding simple things. A world like CRESCENDO. But if we use things that they will remember like yea, making music louder like when I open my month slowly. So we practice breathing in and breathing out. Of coarse closing the month slowing represents A decrescendo. Crescendo> <decresendo | |
| A decrescendo means that the music grows softer. | |
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In music we have to be able to READ the music or notes. So we like in all things in life have symbols. The G clef or Treble Clef is the symbol we place upon what we call the STAFF. The symbol looks like a G and it goes through the number 2 line which is called G. When we see this symbol we will be playing notes above HOME or C. We learn in this program that the HOME is represented by the number ONE which is also the son of God which begins with C and is in the name of this program CHRIST. The G or treble clef is our MELODY. Also (See Mr. Clef) part of what we call the Elements in music. When the staff is joined with the Bass Clef below the staff with the bass clef generally includes the left-hand accompaniment, below middle C, it becomes the Grand Staf, the biggie, the Daddy of them all. These staffs are placed upon LINES and SPACES.
When we see a number THREE above a group of notes, we must play them within one count. I like to have three children count out loud 1 2 3 while another group of children clap ONE time. This is called a triplet. The reason we use symbols in this program that tie into the number THREE is that THREE is the number of completion and is used more than any other number in the Bible. (See about the Number Three and read about it).
The time signature is given at the beginning of each song. The top number indicates the number of beats in each measure. The bottom number tells what kind of note gets one beat. For example, the 3 in a 3/4 signature means that there are three beats in each measure in the song. The 4 means that every quarter note gets one beat. 
