Beginner Music Theory!

 Objectives: Introduce the students to the foundations of music theory, such as the staff, treble and bass clefs, and note values.

Key Concepts:
The staff, treble and bass clefs
Notes on the staff (A, B, C, D, E, F, G)
Time signatures (4/4, 3/4, etc.)
Whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, and rests

Activity: Write and label notes on a staff. 

 Objectives: Explore rhythmic notation and the concept of time signatures in more detail.

Key Concepts:
Learning about beats and measures
Rhythm counting (quarter notes, eighth notes, rests)
Brief overview of time signatures (4/4, 3/4, etc.)

Activity: Clap rhythms, develop simple rhythms, and drill counting. 

 Objectives: Be proficient in musical alphabet and interval notion.

Key Concepts:
Musical alphabet (A-G) and where they lie on the staff
Intervals and how to read them (2nds, 3rds, etc.)
Intervals patterns on the keyboard or staff

Activity: Identify intervals on staff and keyboard. 

 Objectives: Introduce scales, but focus on the major scale, and learn key signatures.

Key Concepts:
Major scales (C major, G major, etc.)
Key signatures and their relationship to scales
Memorizing key signatures (C major, G major, D major)

Activity: Write a C major scale and indicate key signatures on sheet music.