Play like Bach?

Write like Beethoven?

Tickle the Ivories like Handel?

Perform at a young age like Mozart?

Rap like Eminem?

Perform in front of thousands of people like Carrie Underwood?

Combine styles of music like Linkin Park?

It all starts with understanding the basics of writing music.

But First…..

We must understand note values and rest values!

Note ValuesAccording to AllWords.Com

A Note Value is:

A musical notation that indicates the relative duration of a note, using the color or shape of the note head, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence

of flags.

Whole Note- 4 Beats

Half Note- 2 Beats

Quarter Note- 1 Beat

Eighth Note- ½ Beat

Let’s take a look at each of these notes individually!

A Whole Note is shown above as a hollow circle representing a four beat hold in music.

When playing a whole note, we would play on beat one and hold for four beats. Let’s try that now on our

recorders.

A Half Note is shown above as a hollow circle with a stem attached. This note represents a

two beat hold in music.

When playing a half note, we would play on beat one and hold for two beats.

Let’s try that now on our recorders.

A Quarter Note is shown above as a colored in circle with a stem attached. This note represents a one beat hold in music.

When playing a quarter note, we would play on beat one and hold for one beat. Let’s

try that now on our recorders.

An Eighth Note is shown above as a colored in circle with a stem and flag attached. This note represents a 1/2 beat hold in music.

When playing an eighth note, we would play on beat one and hold for 1/2 beat. Let’s

try that now on our recorders.

Can you Guess How Many BeatsThese Notes Get?

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Rests

According to Wikipedia A rest is:

A rest is an interval of silence in a piece of music, marked by a sign indicating the length of the pause. Each rest symbol corresponds with a particular note value.

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Whole Rest- 4 Beats

Half Rest- 2 Beats

Quarter Rest- 1 Beat

Eighth Rest- 1 Beat

Let’s take a look at each of these rests individually!

A Whole Rest is shown above as a Upside down hat representing a four beat silence in music.

A Half Rest is shown above as a filled in hat representing

a two beat silence in music.

A Quarter Rest is shown above as a squiggly line representing

a one beat silence in music.

A Eighth Rest is shown above as a symbol looking like a seven with a

dot on the ends representing a 1/2 beat silence in music.

Can you Guess How Many BeatsThese Rests Get?

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Note Value Rest

Whole Note Whole Rest

Half Note Half Rest

Quarter Note Quarter Rest

Eighth Note Eighth Rest