The Three Four Time Signature
This is called the three four time signature. It tells you there are three counts in each bar. Three four time is also known as waltz time.
Before you sing this song, listen to the recording and clap along with the notes, counting 1 2 3, 1 2 3 as you go. Then sing the sol-fa syllables for the song and tap your foot on each beat of the bar as you sing. On the recording there are six drumbeats to introduce songs in ^ time (two bars).
The Dotted Half Note
A dot after a half note means that you hold the note for three beats.
This song contains a dotted half note in the final bar.
Don’t forget to practice singing each new song along with the recording, and also to practice each song with sol-fa syllables as well as the lyrics.
Class Sessions
1- How We Sing
2- The Note B (ti)
3- The Dotted Quarter Note
4- The Eighth Note
5- The Note A (la)
6- The Lead-in
7- The Three Four Time Signature
8- The Note F (fa)
9- The Note E (mi)
10- How to Read Music
11- A Word About Pitch and Timing
12- Bar Lines
13- Diction
14- The C Major Scale
15- Posture
16- Breathing and Breath Marks
17- The Octave
18- Breathing
19- Singing Along With Others
20- Learning More About Music
21- Breath Control
22- The Keyboard
23- Melody
24- Sol-fa Syllables
25- Referring to the Keyboard
26- How to Find Middle C