Institute of Technology Tralee

Music TechnologyMounthawk & CBS TY Students

Fiacre Muller & Phill Thomas

Week 2From Notes To Melodies

A Note1. A sign used in musical notation to represent the relative duration and pitch of a sound;

2. A pitched sound itself.

12 octaves

An Octave: interval between one musical pitch and another with half or double its frequency

Notes on a Piano

Accidentals

Notes – Time ValuesSemibreve 4 Counts

Dotted Minim 3 Counts

Minim 2 Counts

Crotchet 1 Count

Beats per measure:2/4= 2 Beats per Measure.3/4= 3 Beats per Measure.4/4= 4 Beats per Measure.

Notes - Dynamics

adagio: at ease; i.e., slow.allegro: cheerful or briskcrescendo: becoming louder.decrescendo or diminuendo: becoming softer.grave: slowly and seriously.largo: slowly.legato: smoothly.scherzando: playfully.vivace: very lively, up-tempo.vivacissimo: very lively.

Clefs

Finding A noteOctave naming systems

frequencyof A (Hz)traditional shorthand numbere

d MIDI nr

subsubcontra C͵͵͵ – B͵͵͵ C-1 – B-1 0 – 11 13.75sub-contra C͵͵ – B͵͵ C0 – B0 12 – 23 27.5contra C͵ – B͵ C1 – B1 24 – 35 55great C – B C2 – B2 36 – 47 110small c – b C3 – B3 48 – 59 220one-lined c – b′ ′ C4 – B4 60 – 71 440two-lined c – b′′ ′′ C5 – B5 72 – 83 880three-lined c – b′′′ ′′′ C6 – B6 84 – 95 1760four-lined c – b′′′′ ′′′′ C7 – B7 96 – 107 3520five-lined c – b′′′′′ ′′′′′ C8 – B8 108 – 119 7040

six-lined c – b′′′′′′ ′′′′′′ C9 – B9 120 – 127

up to G9 14080

On a Piano:A0 Lowest NoteC8 Highest Note

MIDI Keyboard:0 or C-1 Lowest@ 8.1758 Hz

127 or G9 Highest@ 12,544 Hz

Concert Tuning isA4 @ 440Hz

Timbre• A Saxophone and A Trumpet are playing the same

note at the same pitch and at the same volume. • How do you tell the 2 instruments apart?

Timbre is the quality of a musical note or soundthat distinguishes an instrument. Otherwise referred to as:Tone Colour.

A Melody

• A linear succession of musical tones.• A combination of pitch and rhythm.• Melodies often consist of one or more musical

phrases or motifs. Eg Beethovens 5th

Can you work out what this simple Melody is?

More examples of Melodies

Melodies

• Time to start creating your own Melody

Next Week

The Amplification Of Sound

Don’t forget your Headphones and Memory Pen