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Unit 2: Adding Eighth Notes

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Unit 2: Adding Eighth Notes
Eighth-Note Motion
Treble Clef, Cmaj, 4/4

Notice the connecting beam between notes that move twice as fast. This exercise has rhythmic counts included to introduce the concept of counting the beat with the & (pronounced "and") symbol dividing the count into two equal parts.
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Passing Notes
Treble Clef, Cmaj, 4/4

Passing notes connect two tonal notes. Do and mi are connected by re, the passing note. Can you identify all the passing notes in this exercise?
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Practicing Passing Tones
Treble Clef, Cmaj, 4/4
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Becoming More Melodic
Treble Clef, Cmaj, 4/4
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Walking Up and Down
Treble Clef, Cmaj, 4/4
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Triadic Skips
Treble Clef, Cmaj, 4/4

Skips between Do-Mi-Sol are part of the primary triad. This melody and many others skip on these tones often.
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Contour Up
Treble Clef, Cmaj, 4/4

This melody is created with stepwise motion, but it moves up in general. Contour refers to the melody shape. This melody starts low and continues upward in general toward the end.
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Primary Triad Skip Variation
Treble Clef, Cmaj, 4/4
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Question-Answer
Treble Clef, Cmaj, 4/4

The first two measures are a musical question, an antecedent. The last two measures seem to answer, the consequence.
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Unit 2 Challenge
Treble Clef, Cmaj, 4/4
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