1-5 Grade Music Letter F for Flute lesson by Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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

let us review the Music Joke for this week.

about the HUMming Bird

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...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 "F"

The note "F" lands on a space and would be called a

space note. 

To understand the letter names 

to the notes on the spaces

after the Treble Clef on the Staff:

Just remember "FACE" is on the SPACE

         F in FACE is on the bottom 1st space

A in FACE is on the 2nd space

C in FACE is on the 3rd space

E in FACE is on the 4th space

What space is the letter "F" on?

Below on the Staff, after the Treble Clef

 is the F FLAT major scale "OCTAVE"

because it starts on the letter "F"

and ends on the letter "F"

In the F FLAT Major scale, 

there is only 1 FLAT:

and that FLAT is the B FLAT

REMEMBER
A FLAT  is a music symbol and

it looks like this.

Whenever you see a FLAT in music

you will go down one step, 
or

you will play the very next note going down.

Do you remember what 
this music symbol is?

Whenever you see a SHARP in music

you will go up one step, 
or

you will play the very next note going up.

What is the difference between a
SHARP and a FLAT?

SHARPS always go up,

and FLATS always go down. 

In American Sign Language,

the letter "F" looks like this.

Show me the letter "F" on one hand

The music instrument that

starts with the

letter "F" is a:

 FLUTE

This is a picture of a

FLUTE

This FLUTE is the instrument I learned to play,
when I was in 5th grade.

Here is a video of me playing the song

"Zippa Dee Doo Dah"

Why don't you try to singalong

to the song, while I play the FLUTE?

The next song I like to play 

on the FLUTE

is the

"Pink Panther"

DID YOU KNOW THAT...

There are other kinds of FLUTEs 

in the FLUTE family

like the Chinese Bamboo FLUTE

The video below is great because

you get to listen to the beautiful sounds,

while learning about the 

Chinese Bamboo FLUTE

Here is an idea of the different kinds of FLUTEs

in the FLUTE Family.

We will be learning more about the 

WOODWIND FAMILY

in another lesson

The RECORDER is also considered a FLUTE

in the FLUTE family.

Let us now learn to play the music notes

"B" and "A"

on the RECORDER FLUTE

Review Time:

1. What is the name of the music note below 
on the Staff after the Treble Clef?

2. What space does the Treble Clef 
music letter "F" 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 F again 

6. How many letters are in an OCTAVE

7. What is this music symbol? 

                                         

8. Does a sharp goes up or down?

9. What is this music symbol?

                        

10. Does a flat goes up or down?

11. Which picture below represents the 

music letter "F" in 

American Sign Language?

  

12. What is the name of this instrument? 

13. What is the definition of rhythm? 

14. What instrument family
does the FLUTE belong to? 

15. Name 3 things you learned about 

the music letter "F"? 

I will be passing out these worksheets in class,
according to age level.

Sincerely,

 Mrs. Carol Louise Moore

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