Test 8 - Brown Belt

New music terms, pitches and notes to learn in this song:

• single eighth note = 1/2 beat

• dotted quarter note = 1 1/2 beats. It is like adding a quarter note and an eighth note.

• fermata - placed above a note means that the note is held a little longer than its usual value.

• time signature - 3/4 designates by the top number that we will have 3 beats in each measure.

• be sure to study the 3/4 counting of all the different ways to have 3 beats in a measure.