Note Values
Check out this site from the San Francisco Orchestra. Visit the Music Lab, where you can learn about the different music notes!
This is a note pyramid.
It is a helpful way to remember how music notes relate to each other.
Notice how there are two half notes in a whole note, and then two quarter notes in a half note, and so on, as you travel down the pyramid!
It is a helpful way to remember how music notes relate to each other.
Notice how there are two half notes in a whole note, and then two quarter notes in a half note, and so on, as you travel down the pyramid!
Rests
These are the different rests you will see in music.
They tell you how many beats of silence there are.
Each rest has the same number of beats as it's matching note.
For example, a whole rest=4 beats, a half rest= 2 beats, and so on.
They tell you how many beats of silence there are.
Each rest has the same number of beats as it's matching note.
For example, a whole rest=4 beats, a half rest= 2 beats, and so on.
Dotted Notes
When there is a dot next to a note, it equals half of the value of the note that comes before it.
So for a dotted half note, you add the number of beats in a half note (2) to half of that value (1). So a dotted half note =3 beats.
Quizzes
Add It Up- Test your note value knowledge by adding the beats up
Rhythm Math Quiz- Test your math AND your music skills by using notes to solve equations
Rhythm Math Quiz- Test your math AND your music skills by using notes to solve equations
Games
Rhythm Hoopshot- Get an answer right and take a shot!
Penalty Shootout- Get an answer right and practice your penalty shot
Rhythm Bandit- Add up the notes and rests and see what you get
Rags to Riches- See how far you can get in this game before getting eliminated
Concentration- Test your memory and see if you can remember where each note, rest, or symbol is hiding
Music Note Jeopardy- Play alone or on teams and earn points when you solve a problem correctly!
Penalty Shootout- Get an answer right and practice your penalty shot
Rhythm Bandit- Add up the notes and rests and see what you get
Rags to Riches- See how far you can get in this game before getting eliminated
Concentration- Test your memory and see if you can remember where each note, rest, or symbol is hiding
Music Note Jeopardy- Play alone or on teams and earn points when you solve a problem correctly!
