PreReading B
The Magic of Music Theory PreReading A workbook introduces young beginners and their practice partners through identifying music symbols away from the instrument. Get your student ready to begin reading music by seeing and drawing music notation. The PreReading series teaches music theory from the perspective of the fingerboard.
What’s in The Magic of Music Theory PreReading B?
- Music Alphabet
- String Quartet
- Right Hand vs Left Hand
- Identify Fingerboard Pitches on the D and G string (violin), or G and C string (viola/cello)
- Introduce Note Values & Rests – Quarter Note, Half Note, Dotted Half Note, Whole Note, Quarter Rest, Half Rest, Whole Rest
- Time Signatures – 4/4, 3/4, 2/4
- Line Notes vs Space Notes
- Introduce the Three Clefs
- Compose on the G and D string (violin) or G and C string (viola/cello)
- Dynamic Symbols – Forte, Piano, Mezzo Forte
- Staff Lines and Spaces
- Aural Skills: Up and Down, Forte and Piano, Long and Short, Identify All Open Strings
See the Table of Contents and Sample Pages
Violin
Viola
Cello
3 Ways To Do Aural Skills "What Do You Hear? Pages
1. YouTube Playlist/Podcast
This link takes you to the PreReading A Violin playlist, Viola playlist, Cello playlist.
2. MP3 Tracks
Don’t want to use YouTube? To download the tracks, click on the album cover, or button. Select “save” or “download” to your device. After opening the zip file you can access all the tracks.
3. In the Lesson
Do these pages with your teacher in the lesson time.
