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Note Value

Authored by ANDREW ROOB

Performing Art, Arts

6th - 7th Grade

17 Questions

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Note Value
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This quiz focuses on music theory fundamentals, specifically note values and rhythmic notation in music. Designed for middle school students in grades 6-7, the assessment covers essential concepts including whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, and their corresponding rest values. Students must demonstrate understanding of beat duration for each note type, recognize dotted notes and their extended values, identify paired notes like eighth note combinations, and calculate total beats within musical measures. The questions require students to apply mathematical thinking to musical notation, understanding fractional relationships between different note values, and recognizing how dots extend a note's duration by half its original value. This foundational knowledge serves as the building blocks for reading musical notation, maintaining steady tempo, and understanding rhythmic patterns that are essential for any musical performance or composition work. Created by Andrew Roob, a Performing Arts teacher in the United States who teaches grades 6 and 7. This quiz serves multiple instructional purposes in the music classroom, functioning effectively as a diagnostic assessment to gauge students' prior knowledge of rhythmic notation, a review tool before more complex rhythm exercises, or formative assessment during a unit on music theory fundamentals. Teachers can deploy this as a warm-up activity at the beginning of class, assign it as homework to reinforce classroom instruction, or use it as a quick check for understanding before advancing to time signatures and more complex rhythmic patterns. The quiz aligns with National Core Arts Standards MU:Re4.2.6a and MU:Re4.2.7a, which require students to demonstrate understanding of musical concepts and vocabulary, and supports the foundational skills needed for MU:Pr4.2.6a regarding applying teacher-provided criteria for selecting music to perform based on musical understanding of rhythmic notation.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How many beats is this note worth?

3
4
2
1

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Media Image

How many beats is this note worth?

2
1
3
4

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

How many beats is this note worth?

4
1
3
4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How many beats is this note worth?

1

2

1/2

4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How many total beats is show in this measure?

2
4
3
1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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How many total beats are shown in this measure?

8
2
4
1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

True or False: A whole note is 4 beats?

True
False

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