Music Flash Cards

Synopsis

(Educational Piano Library). 120 color-coded cards to review musical terms, scales, key signatures, and chord progressions in C, Am, G, Em, F, Dm and rhythm patterns in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 3/8, and 6/8. Also includes interval cards prime through octave. International cards are also included (quaver, crotchet, dotted crotchet etc.).

Summary

Chapter 1: Introduction to Musical Instruments

* Overview of different instrument families (string, woodwind, brass, percussion)
* Real Example: The violin, a string instrument with four strings played with a bow.

Chapter 2: String Instruments

* Types of strings instruments (violin, viola, cello, bass)
* Techniques for playing string instruments (bowing, plucking)
* Real Example: The guitar, a plucked string instrument with six strings.

Chapter 3: Woodwind Instruments

* Types of woodwind instruments (flute, clarinet, saxophone, oboe)
* Embouchure techniques for playing woodwind instruments
* Real Example: The trumpet, a brass instrument with three valves.

Chapter 4: Brass Instruments

* Types of brass instruments (trumpet, trombone, french horn, tuba)
* Techniques for playing brass instruments (blowing, fingering)
* Real Example: The clarinet, a woodwind instrument with a single reed mouthpiece.

Chapter 5: Percussion Instruments

* Types of percussion instruments (drums, cymbals, tambourines, shakers)
* Techniques for playing percussion instruments (beating, striking, scraping)
* Real Example: The piano, a percussion instrument with a keyboard.

Chapter 6: Musical Notation

* Introduction to the musical staff, notes, and symbols
* Reading and writing simple musical rhythms and melodies
* Real Example: The score for "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," a simple melody written on a musical staff.

Chapter 7: Basic Musical Theory

* Concepts of pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and articulation
* Major and minor scales and their intervals
* Real Example: The song "Mary Had a Little Lamb," demonstrating the major scale and intervals.

Chapter 8: Ear Training

* Identifying pitches, rhythms, and intervals by ear
* Developing musical listening skills
* Real Example: Listening to and identifying the different notes in a simple melody.

Chapter 9: Musical Styles

* Overview of different musical styles (classical, jazz, rock, folk)
* Characteristic features of each style
* Real Example: Identifying the different elements of a classical sonata and a jazz improvisation.