Lesson 6
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Music is the art of organizing sound in time. It combines pitch, rhythm, and dynamics to create melodies, harmonies, and patterns that evoke emotion and tell a story. At its core, music is built on notes, which are sounds with specific pitches, like A, B, or C. These notes can be organized into scales, which are sequences of notes that create a framework for melodies and harmonies. For example, the C major scale consists of C, D, E, F, G, A, and B, and is a great starting point for beginners.
What you'll learn
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Notes on the Music Staff
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The difference between the guitar TAB and the Music Staff
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The G and F clefs
- Note Rhythms and Rests
NOTES ON THE STAFF
Musicians use a staff to write and read music. The staff is made up of five lines and four spaces, where notes are placed to indicate pitch. The treble clef represents higher-pitched notes, while the bass clef represents lower-pitched ones.
"You listen to Jimi Hendrix, but you are supposed to hear Jimi. There's a difference between hearing and listening".
- Woody Harrelson and Wesley Snipes
NOTE RHYTHMS AND RESTS
Rhythm is another fundamental aspect of music, dictating the timing and flow. It’s built on beats, which are steady pulses, and notes of varying durations, such as whole notes, half notes, or quarter notes. Rests, on the other hand, represent periods of silence. Together, rhythms and rests give music structure and movement.
Did all that make sense?
Grasping all this can make it confusing, so let's get a little bit out of this lesson for the review coming up.
Because we are guitarists, we are most concerned about the treble Clef (the high notes) rather than what's in the Bass staff. Knowing those notes is a must.
As mentioned earlier, you have soul, but you've got to have that rhythm too.
While most pop music is written in 4/4 time, it is the most basic rhythm to start off working with. Try listening for this beat in every music you hear, on the radio, TV, supermarket, elevator, wherever.
This is where you'll start hearing music differently than before.