Beginning Note Value

Beginning Note Value

Whole, Half, & Quarter Notes & Rests

Learn the Notes

Whole Note

• Takes up the whole measure in 4/4 time

• Oval shape with a hole in the center

• Gets 4 Beats

Half Note  

• 2 Half Notes = 1 Whole Note

• 2 Half Notes take up the whole measure in 4/4 time.

• Oval notehead with a hole , and a stem  (Like a whole note with a stem)

• Gets 2 Beats  (half of the whole note)

Quarter Note

• 4 Quarter Notes take up one measure in 4/4 time

• 4 Quarter Notes = 1 whole note

• 2 Quarter Notes = 1 half note

• Gets 1 beat

• Looks like half note filled in  (Solid black notehead with stem)

Learn the Rests

Every note has a corresponding rest

Whole Rest

• Looks like a "hole" in the ground

• Hangs from the 4th line

• Gets 4 beats of silence

Half Rest

• Looks like a hat

• Sits on top of the 3rd line

• Gets 2 beats of silence

Quarter Rest

• Looks like a lightning bolt

• Gets 1 beat of silence

Multiple Choice

Identify the quarter note

Multiple Choice

Identify the half note

Multiple Choice

Identify the whole note

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Identify the whole rest

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Identify the quarter rest

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Identify the half rest

Multiple Select

I get 4 beats - Click All that apply!

Multiple Select

I get 2 beats - Click All that apply!

Multiple Select

I get 1 beat - Click All that apply!

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between a note and a rest?

• A note makes sound

  A rest is silent

• A rest makes sound

  A note is silent

• A rest is half the value of the note

• A note is small and a rest is big