knowing the ukulele a good thing to know, as lesson 1 starts by introducing the main parts of the ukulele as well as teaches us the note it can play. (Doris 2) starts out by showing us a demonstration of the notes and where they are placed, as you can see the four main string cords start from G,C,E, and A.
Next, it teaches us about meter signatures some of which are the notes and other symbols. "Notice that a quarter note lasts one beat , a half note two beats. A quarter rest shows one beat if silence."(Doris 2).
The other symbols including the meter signature(4/4) show that "the upper 4 shows that there are four beats in each measure. A measure is the distance between bar lines. the lower 4 shows that the quarter note is the "beat note"." (Doris 3). These notes helps to read and understand how to play music more clearly and better. The next step that i did was to count the beats aloud so that i could memorize and understand what it means when i start playing it with a ukulele.
In example one what does the note with a line going through it mean?
Nice work with this post. I'm not a music person, but hopefully someone will be able to answer your question.
ReplyDeleteThe only instrument that I have ever played was clarinet, but that was a while ago, so I believe that the note hanging down off the line means that it is goes deeper then the other notes on the staff. Correct me if I am wrong, but i severally enjoyed your post!
ReplyDeleteI checked online and the slash symbol through the stem of a note is called a "tremolo" notation, and signals that the same pitch or chord is to be repeated at a certain rate.
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