Friday Freebie: Music Symbols and Vocabulary

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In addition to my ongoing posts that you can read online or receive by email, perhaps you've also subscribed to my monthly newsletters. Yes, I must confess to you that I missed October due to visits with my grandchildren but I'm sure I'll be able to make up for it in the future. But did you know about the Fun&Free tab on my website? I didn't want you to miss out on all the games you can play for free. Here's some more learning resources, available to you for free online... happy learning!

Symbols and Vocabulary

1. Tempo and Dynamics
Leo's Barnyard Baton

2. Recognize Music Symbols
MusicDarts1

3. Match Music Symbols
Dso Kids Music Match

4. Key Signature Flash Cards
Musicards

Musical Notation

1. Piano Keys and Staff
Funbrain The Piano Player

2. Music Theory Flash Cards
Music note flashcards

3. Intervals
Interval_flashcards

4. Chords
Triad_flashcards

5. Treble Clef Notes
Notename

6. Recognize Staff Spaces
FREE TrebleSpaces-Practice

7. Steps and Skips
http://www.musiclearningcommunity.com/

8. Whack-A-Note
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org

More Online Music Games

http://www.agame.com

pbskids.org

http://www.musicgames.net

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Have fun with these online music games and let me know which ones are beneficial to you.

Best,






"The beautiful thing about learning is that no one can take it away from you." B.B.King

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Key Signatures and Their Games

Key signatures designate notes that are to be played one semitone lower or higher and consist of a series of sharp or flat symbols. Normally, they appear directly after the cleft sign.

The major key signatures are as follows:
G major with one sharp, D major with 2 sharps, A major with 3 sharps, E major with four sharps, B major with five sharps, F sharp major with six sharps, C sharp major with seven sharps, F major with one flat, B flat major with two flats, E flat major with three flats, A flat major with four flats, D flat major with 5 flats, G flat major with six flats, C flat major with seven flats.

The minor key signatures are the key of a minor with no sharps or flats, the key of e minor with one sharp, the key of b minor with two sharps, the key of f sharp minor with three sharps, the key of c sharp minor with four sharps, the key of g sharp minor with five sharps, the key of d sharp minor with six sharps, the key of a sharp minor with seven sharps, the key of d minor with one flat, the key of g minor with two flats, the key of c minor with three flats, the key of f minor with four flats, the key of b flat minor with five flats, the key of e flat minor with six flats, the key of a minor flat with seven flats.

* Identify The Key Signatures

A game that will ask you the Major Key Signatures and what's the relative Minor?


http://www.emusictheory.com/practice/keySignatures.html

* Key Trainer

A game on Ricci Adams' site


http://www.musictheory.net/trainers/html/id83_en.html

* Key Signatures Construction

Add sharps or flats to form the correct key signature


http://www.teoria.com/exercises/kc.htm

* Key Signatures Identification

Identify the key signature you see


http://www.teoria.com/exercises/ki.htm

* Theory Center- Key Signatures

Worksheets to help drill key signatures


http://www.practicespot.com/theorycenter.phtml?cat=8

* Identify the Key Signature

Multiple Choice Exercise


http://www.musictechteacher.com/quiz_identifykey001.htm

* Learn the Secrets to the Circle of Fifths


http://www.jamesmstevens.com/circleonthecircle.html

* Musical Key Signature Sugar Packets


http://www.flickr.com/photos/sugarpacketchad/626579724


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