Music Minutes 8 (Dotted Notes and Values)

What is the name of this note?

• Half note

• Dotted half note

• Quarter note

• Quarter note period

What is the name of this note?

• Quarter note period

• Eighth note

• Dotted Quarter note

• Half note

What is the name of this note?

• Dotted eighth note

• Eighth note period

• Dotted half note

• Half note

How many beats does this get?

• 1

• 1 1/2

• 2

• 3

How many beats does this get?

• 2

• 3

• 3 1/2

• 4

How many beats does this get?

• 3

• 1/3

• 3/4

• 2

How do you figure out how many beats a dotted note gets?

• Add one beat for each dot

• Value of the note + 1/2 the value of the note

• 3 x the value of the note

• You choose the value of the dot