Week 13: Whole, Half, and Quarter Rests

Week 13: Whole, Half, and Quarter Rests

Standard MMSBC.3 - Reading and notating music.

• (a) Recognize standard notation symbols for pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, articulation, and expression.

Guiding Questions

• What is a measure?

• What are bar lines and double bar lines, and in what relation are they to measures?

• What are time signatures, and in what relation are they to whole, half, and quarter rests?

Before we begin with the new, we must review!

4/4 Time Signature and Note Values

Counting Quarter Notes in 4/4 Time

Counting Half Notes in 4/4 Time

Counting Whole Notes in 4/4 Time

We're finished with the review... now it's time to learn the new!

Quarter Rest, Half Rest, Whole Rest

Quarter Rest

• a note having the time value of one beat of silence

Half Rest

• a note having the time value of two beats of silence.

Whole Rest

• a note having the time value of four beats of silence

Just like we compared notes to pizza, you can also compare rests to pizza!

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this rest?

• Whole Rest

• Half Rest

• Quarter Rest

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this rest?

• Whole Rest

• Half Rest

• Quarter Rest

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this rest?

• Whole Rest

• Half Rest

• Quarter Rest

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this rest?

• Whole Rest

• Half Rest

• Quarter Rest

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this rest?

• Whole rest

• Half Rest

• Quarter Rest

Multiple Choice

What is the name of this rest?

• Whole Rest

• Half Rest

• Quarter Rest

Multiple Choice

A measure is the area between two bar lines, and can be compared to a slice of pizza.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Bar lines divide music into equal parts, like a pizza cutter does to pizza.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A double bar line signifies the end of a piece of music.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What does the top number of a time signature signify?

• The number of beats per measure.

• The note value of one beat.

Assignment #1 - Rhythm on Jamboard

• Notate (write or type) the rhythms on your Jamboard assignment.

• Notation includes the count (numbers), syllables (ta, ah) and rests.

Assignment #2 - Rhythm Performance on Flipgrid

• Perform your notated (written) rhythm assignment in a Flipgrid video.

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