The Anatomy of Music Notes

The Anatomy of Music Notes

Understanding the structure and components of music notes, including their shapes, stems, flags, and more.

The Anatomy of Music Notes

• Noteheads: The round or oval part of a music note that partially represents its duration.

• Stems: The vertical line attached to the notehead that partially indicates the note's duration and who's direction varies depending on it's position on the staff.

Multiple Choice

Which one is a notehead?

• The round/oval part of a music note

• How high or low a note is

• The shape and size of a note

• The vertical line attached to a music note

The Anatomy of Music Notes

• Flags: Flags are attached to the stem of the note and can be either single or double. They are only used when a note is ALONE.

• Beams: Beams are used to connect multiple notes together. They help to group together notes that have flags.

Multiple Select

Which of these music notes have at least 1 flag, or beam if they were to be combined?

• Whole Note

• Eighth Note

• Sixteenth Note

• Dotted Quarter Note

Draw

Draw a music note that does NOT have a stem.

Hotspot

Where is the notehead?

Multiple Choice

If there are 2 eighth notes grouped together, how many beams will it have?

• 3

• 4

• None

• 1