1-5 Grade Music Letter B for Banjo Lesson by Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

Before we learn about the letter "B" in music,

let us review the Music Joke for this week

about the Music Teacher leaving her keys somewhere.

CLICK HERE

Remember there are only 7 letters in the Music Alphabet,

and those letters are:

A, B, C, D, E, F, G

There are no letters after G. 

In other words, there is no H, I, J, K, L, M, N...and so on.

Now hold up one hand 

The number of lines in music is 

how many fingers you have on one hand.

Count the fingers on one hand.

How many fingers did you count?

The number of spaces in music is 

how many spaces there are in between the fingers.

Now count the spaces between your fingers.

How many spaces are in between the fingers?

So...

How many lines are there in music?

How many spaces are there in music?

Did you know that the lines and spaces

you see in music are called the "STAFF"?

What is the name of the music symbol below?

Treble Clef 

Treble Clef notes are your high sounding notes.
The note below on the "STAFF" after the Treble Clef
 is the letter "B"

The note "B" lands on a line and would be called a

line note. 

Now to help you to remember 
the Treble Clef letter names 
to the notes that land on a line, 

Think...
Every Good Boy Does Fine

E for Every is on the bottom 1st line
G for Good is on the 2nd line 
B for Boy is on the 3rd line
D for Does is on the 4th line
F for Fine is on the 5th line

What line is the letter "B" on?

In American Sign Language,

the letter "B" looks like this.

Show me the letter "B" on one hand

The music instruments that
start with the
letter "B" are:

The BANJO
The BANJO is a string instrument
and belongs to the STRING family.
Click on the video below 
to hear a 9 year old boy
play the BANJO, 
while his 12 and 13 year old
brothers play the
FIDDLE and the GUITAR
The music they are playing
is called "BLUEGRASS"

Another string instrument 
from the STRING family
that starts with the letter "B" 
is called the 
BALALAIKA

In the below video is a little 7 year old girl

playing the BALALAIKA

She is playing a Russian Folk Song 

called "Valenki" 

(Valenki are warm Russian boots made of felt)

I think she sounds absolutely amazing.

WHAT DID YOU THINK?

There is one more instrument
that I want to show you
that starts with the letter "B",
and it is called the...

BASSOON

The BASSOON is a woodwind instrument,

and it belongs to the WOODWIND family

On the below video is an example of  a 12 year old boy 

playing the BASSOON 

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Review Time:

1. What line does the Treble Clef 
music letter "B" land on?

2. How many lines are there in music?

3. How many spaces are there in music?

4. What are the lines and spaces 
in music called?

5. How many letters are there in

the musical alphabet?

Remember to not count the repeated C again 

6. Which picture below represents the 
music letter "B" in American Sign Language?

    

6. What is the name of the Treble Clef note
below on the "STAFF"?

8. What is the name of this instrument? 

9. What family does the Bassoon belong to? 

10. What is the name of this instrument? 

11. What family does the Banjo belong to? 

12. Name 3 things you learned about

the music letter "B"? 

The letter "B" in music also stands for
"B" for the "BLUES"
Click here to learn about "BLUES" music.

Here are the worksheets
I will be handing out in class

Sincerely,

 Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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