History of Music: Some Nigerian Art Musicians
Singing
<h1><strong>SINGING</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Meaning of Singing</li> <li>Types of Singing Voice</li> <li>Singing Nigeria's National Anthem</li> <li>The Tonic Solfa of the Anthem of Federal Republic of Nigeria\</li> <li>Practical</li> </ol> <h2><strong>Meaning of Singing</strong></h2> Singing is the use of voice to produce songs. <h2><strong>Types of Singing Voice</strong></h2> There are four main classifications of the singing voice, namely: Soprano, Alto, tenor and Bass; (i)<strong> Soprano</strong>: The soprano is usually sung by women, though young castrated boys in the olden days also sing soprano. (ii)<strong> Alto</strong>: This Alto voice is common among the women. The only difference between soprano and alto voices is that the range is lower than the soprano. (iii) <strong>Tenor:</strong> This is the highest voice in the male category and it can be light, heavy, robust, etc; depending on the quality of the voice of the singer. (iv)<strong> Bass: </strong>It is the deepest range, usually for men.
Technical Names of a Major Scale
<h1><strong>TECHNICAL NAMES OF A MAJOR SCALE </strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Technical Names of a Major Scale</li> </ol> <h2><strong>Technical Names of a Major Scale</strong></h2>
Triads and Chords
Musical Notes and their Values
<h1><strong>MUSICAL NOTES AND THEIR VALUES</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Definition of Musical Notes</li> <li>Types of Musical Notes</li> <li>Musical Notes with Stems</li> <li>Duration of the Notes in Beats</li> </ol> <br> <h2><strong>Definition of Musical Notes</strong></h2> Musical sounds are represented in writing by symbols called notes which show their values, duration or length. These musical notes are of various shapes. <br> <h2><strong>Types of Musical Notes</strong></h2> There are six principal notes which are in common use nowadays. These notes are shown in the table below:
Keyboard Setting/Accidentals
<h1><strong>KEYBOARD SETTINGS/ACCIDENTALS</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Definition of Keyboard</li> <li>Types of Keyboard Instruments</li> <li>The Arrangement of Keys on the Piano or Pianoforte (Keyboard Settings)</li> </ol> <h2><strong>Definition of Keyboard</strong></h2> The piano or keyboard are musical instrument arranged in black and white keys which are usually 5 or 7 octaves and can be used to play the <strong>four musical parts</strong> at once. Piano is also referred to as a <strong>mini orchestra.</strong> <br> <h2><strong>Types of Keyboard Instruments</strong></h2> We have different types of keyboard instruments, sometimes it is being referred to as <strong>organ</strong> but keyboards instruments are divided into three groups which includes the keyboard, the piano, and the organ. For clarification, examples of the groups of keyboard instrument include;
Inversion of Triads
Relationship of Musical Notes
<h1><strong>RELATIONSHIP OF MUSICAL NOTES</strong></h1> CONTENT <ol> <li>Musical Notes and their Relationship</li> </ol> <br> <h2><strong>Musical Notes and their Relationship</strong></h2> The musical notes are related with one another, for example: A <strong>semibreve</strong> contains two minims, four crotchets, eight quavers, sixteen semi-quavers, and thirty-two demisemiquavers. A <strong>Minim</strong> contains two crotchets, four quavers, eight semiquavers, and sixteen demisemiquavers. A <strong>Crotchet</strong> contains two quavers, four semiquavers and eight demisemiquavers.
Tonic Solfa Notation
Rudiments of Harmony in Two Parts Writing