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Staff Page 1-2

Treble Clef Page 3-5

Bass Clef Page 6-8

Treble and Bass Clef Review Page 9

Ear Training Part 1 Page 10

Note Values Page 11

Whole Notes Page 12-13

Half Notes Page 14-15

Quarter Notes Page 16-17

Eighth Notes Page 18-19

Measures and Bar Lines Page 20

Time Signature Page 21-24

Rest Values Page 25-26

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·n1e Statf ( plural: staves) is a set of lines and

spaces on which music is written.

The lines and spaces are numbered from

bottom (lowest) to top (highest).

A Note is a symbol used to represent the duration

and pitch of a sound. Notes appear on the lines and

in the spaces of the staff.

The higher a note on the staff, the higher it sounds.

The lower a note on the staff, the lower it sounds.

Notes on the staff correspond with keys on a piano

keyboard, where lower notes are to the left and higher

notes are to the right.

STUDENT ASSIGNMENT

1. Draw a sta.tfby connecting the dots provided. Number the lines from lowest to highest, then

number the spaces.

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2. Draw notes on the lines and spaces as indicated below the staff. The first one has been done for you.

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3. Circle the higher of the two notes in each exercise. Indicate on which line or in which space each note appears. For

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UNIT l Sta.ff, Clefs, Notes

The Staff

Before you learned ro read, you learned the letters of the alphabet. Letters are the symbols that make

up words.

Learning co read music is the same. Before you can read music you must learn the symbols of music. Just as the letters of the alphabet can be combined co form words and sentences, the symbols of music

can be combined co form music. When you have learned che symbols of music, you will see how they are combined to form music.

The symbols of music are music are placed on , or between, or near a group of five lines and four spaces called a staff. A staff usually runs all the way across a page, like this:

The lines of a staff and the spaces between the lines are numbered, like chis:

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\"'v'rite an x on the correct line, or in the correct space.

Write an x on the 3rd line

Write an x in the 4th space

Write an x on the 1st line

Write an x in the 2nd space

The x is on which line or in which space?

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Just as we read words and semences from left ro right , we read the symbols of music from left to right on a staff.

The first musical symbol placed at the left of a staff is called a clef sign. This def sign is called a treble clef (pronounced TREH-bul clef).

The treble clef is also known as the G clef.

Here's how ro draw a treble clef on a staff.

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Trace the first treble clef, then draw five more treble clefs to the right of the first one.

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4 Treble Clef

A Clef is a symbol at the beginning of the staff that assigns letter names to the individual lines and spaces of the statf. The first seven letters of the alphabet (A through G) are used to name these lines and spaces.

The Treble Clef (a lso known as the "G" clef) encircles

the second line of the statf and names it ·'G." This G is ,1bove the middle C on a piano keyboard.

Treble Clef Lines

Treble Clef Spaces

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STUDENT ASSIGNMENT

1. Trace the treble clef and

Jraw four more in the staff provided.

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2. ·write the letter name of each note in the blank provided below it. The first one has been done for you.

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3. On the staff, draw the notes indicated by the letters below. There may be more than one correct answer for some. The

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4. \Vrite the name of the lower note in the blank provided beneath each exercise. The first one has been done for you.

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The first seven letters of the alphabet are used to name the lines and spaces of the staff:

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Remember the word: FACE Remember: Every Good Boy Does Fine

Some tones are too high or too low to be placed on the staff. Short lines called Zeger lines are added to the staff for these notes:

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A. Write the names of these notes on the line below. Each measure will spell a word. -&

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B. Using only the first seven letters of the alphabet, make up as many new words as you can and then spell them on the staff using notes. Be sure to draw the treble clef at the beginning of each staff!

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2. 5. 8.

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Bass Clef

Another clef sign which can be placed

at the beginning of the staff is called the bass clef (pronounced the same as the

· word "base"). The bass clef looks like this.

The bass clef is also known as the F clef.

Dot on Curved line 4th line starting here

\ Here's how to draw a ,.. ~: ·~ bass clef on a staff.

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The starting dot goes on the 4th line. The two finishing dots g~ above and below the 4th line.

Two dots, above and below 4th line

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Trace the first bass clef, then draw five more bass clefs to the right of the first one.

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Bass Clef ·rh e B..1ss Clt!f (.1Iso known .is the ·' F" d,d°) inJicatcs

the fourth line of the statf with a Jot and a colon

.ind names it "F." This F is below the middle C

on a piano keyboard.

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STUDENT ASSIGNMENT

1. Trace the bass clef and draw four

more in the statf provided.

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2. Write the letter name of each note in the blank provided below it.

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3. On the staff, draw the notes indicated by the letters below. There may be more than one correct answer for some .

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4. Write the word spelled by the notes in the blank provided for each exercise.

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Note Names-Bass Clef Date:

The first seven letters of the alphabet are used to name the lines and spaces of the staff:

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Remember the phrase: Remember the phrase: All Cows Eat Grass Good Boys Do Fine Always

Some tones are too high or too low to be placed on the staff. Short lines called Zeger lines are added to the staff for these notes:

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A. Write the names of these notes on the lines below. Each measure will spell a word.

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B. Using only the first seven letters of the alphabet, make up as many new words as you can and then spell them on the staff. Be sure to draw the bass clef at the beginning of each staff!

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Treble Clef Review 1. Wri te the note n:tme in the blank provided. For no tes you have not yet learned, use what you know to determine the .rnsw~r.

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2. Draw the note on the appropriate line or space. Draw a treble clef if one is not given.

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Sass Clef Review

1. Write the note name in the blank provided. For notes you have not yet learned, use what you know to detennine the answer.

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2. Draw the no te on the appropriate line or space. Draw a bass clef if one is not given.

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1. Listen to the two pitches performed in each listening exercise. If the second pitch is lower than the first pitch, ...,,.

circle Lower. If the second pitch is h igher than the first pitch, circle Higher.

a) Higher Lower b) Higher Lower

c) Higher Lower d) Higher Lower

e) Higher Lower f) Higher Lower

2. Listen to the pitch performed in each listening exercise. Determine if the pitch should be notated in the

treble or bass clef. Circle your response.

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' 3. Listen to the two pitches performed in each listening exercise . If the second pitch is lower than the ti.rst pitch,

ci rcle Lower. If the second pitch is higher than the tirst pitch, circle Higher.

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Note Values ' [he Note Value is the duration or length of a note.

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Whole Note

Half Note

Quarter Note

Two half notes equal the length of a whole note.

Two quarter notes equal the length of a half note.

Four quarter notes equal the length of a whole note.

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Stems extend upward on the right side when the note is below the third line on the staff. The length of a stem is about 31/2 spaces.

Stems extend downward on the left side when the note is on or above the third line on the staff. The length of a stem is about 31/2 spaces.

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Note: Whole notes do not have stems.

STUDENT ASSIGNMENT

1. Fill in the blanks with the correct number.

a) It takes quarter notes ( J ) to equal the length of one half note ( J ). b) It takes ___ half notes ( j ) to equal the length of one whole note ( o ) .

c) It takes ___ quarter notes ( J ) to equal the length of one whole note ( o ) .

2. Add stems to the following note heads. Write the note name in the blank provided. The first one has been done for you .

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3. Spell each word using the note value indicated. Be sure to check the clef and stem direction. The first one

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8 EE CAGE EDGE FAD ( quarter notes) (half notes) ( whole notes) ( quarter notes)

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Whole JVote

This is a whole note. A whole note is che longest note we

learned in che last lesson.

The whole note is che easiest co draw.

Just draw an oval, like rhis.

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Trace che whole note -shown below. Then draw five whole notes co che right of che note yo u craced.

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Whole notes look like rhis on a staff.

\Vhen a whole note is in a space, ic fills rhe space from cop co bottom, like chis:

\v'hen ic's on a line, it is centered

on che line, like chis: ~: 0

Trace che first whole note below. Then draw five more whole notes anywhere on che staff.

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Draw a whole note on the line or in the space shown below.

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On which line or in which space have these whole notes been placed?

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Are these whole notes in the treble clef or the bass clef? Circle the correct answer.

A. Treble clef B. Bass clef

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{~ UN IT i 1 Staff, l::1:fs, ~ !otes

A half n ote looks like chis:

Two half notes equal one whole note. A half n ote lases half as long as a whole note.

To draw a half note, begin by drawing an oval, like a whole note. This parr of the note is called

che notehead.

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Then add a line on che right side of the notehead, like this. The line is called a stem.

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Sometimes the stem goes down, like this. [f the stem goes down, it's on the left si<le of

rhe notehead. If the stem goes up,

it's on the right side of the notehead.

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Trace each half note shown below. Then draw three more half notes co che right of each one you craced.

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Half notes look like chis on a staff.

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.\11 half no tes below the Jrd line have rhe stem going up .

. -\ ll half no tes on or .ibove rhe 3rd line have the stem going down.

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Draw a half note on the line or in the space shown below. Make sure the stems go in the correct direction.

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On which line or in which space have these half notes been placed?

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Are these half notes in the treble clef or the bass clef? Circle the correct answer.

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Mus~cMettvt / In each of the pairs of examples below, one example is correct and one is incorrect.

Circle each example that is correct.

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A quarter note looks like chis:

Two quarter notes equal one half note. A quarter note lasts half as long as a half note.

To draw a quarter note, begin by drawing :m oval, which is che notehead.

Now, fill in che notehead, then add a stem.

Sometimes che ste~ goes down, just like on a half note.

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Trace each quarter note shown below. Then <lraw three more quarter notes co che right of each one you traced.

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Like half notes, ~ll quarter notes bdow the 3rd line have che stem going up .

. -\11 quarter notes on or above che 3rd line have che stem going down.

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Draw a quarter note on the line or in the space shown below. Make sure the stems go in the correct direction.

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On which line or in which space have these quarter notes been placed?

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Are there more quarter notes or half notes on this staff? Circle the correct answer.

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A. More quarter notes B. More half notes

Mu.s~_cM_et_tvt_/ Circle the example that is correct.

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True or false? Circle the correct answer for each.

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Eighth Note

An eighth note looks like chis: Two eighth notes equal one quarter note.

A.n eighth note lasts half as long as a quarter note.

To draw an eighth note, begin by drawing a quarter note. j Step 1

T hen add a curved line co rhe cop of the stem, --- start here like chis. This curved line is called a flag. K (Ir looks a lirrle like a flag hanging on a I )- flag

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Sometimes, like half notes and quarter notes, rhe stem goes down.

Step 2

Notice rhe stem is now on ' rhe left , but rhe flag is srill on rhe right side of rhe stem.

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Trace each eighth note shown below. Then draw rhree more eighth notes to rhe right of each one you m.ced.

Eighth notes look like chis o n a staff.

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Like half notes :rnd quarter notes, all eighth notes below rhe J rd line have rhe stem goi ng up .

. \11 eighth notes on or above rhe .:3 rd line have rhe stem going dow n.

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Draw an eighth note on the line or in the space shown below. 1'.fake sure the stems go in the correct direction.

In the 4th space On the 3rd line On the 1st line On the 2nd line In the 3rd space

On which line or in which space have these eighth notes been placed?

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Sometimes, two, three, or four eighth notes are written toget,her like this. n OR J J J OR j J J J

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eighth notes is called a beam.

Add the stems to these eighth notes and connect chem with a beam. Make sure the stems go in the correct direction .

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20 Measures & Bar Lines Measure

-----(Bar)----Music on the staff is divided using Bar Lines. The space

between two bar lines is called a Measure or a Bar. '----Bar Lines---~

Final Bar Line ~

The end of a piece of music is indicated by a Final Bar Line. It is made up of one thin and one thick bar line. This is

sometimes called a final double bar line. Two Measures (Bars)

STU DENT ASSIGNMENT

1. Follow the instructions below to complete this exercise.

a) How many measures are there in this staff?----------

b) How many bar lines are there in this statf, including

the final bar line? ----------c) Draw two half notes on C in the 1st and 3rd measures.

d) Draw four quarter notes on G in the 2nd and 4th measures.

e) Circle the final bar line.

2. Follow the instructions below to complete this exercise.

a) Draw a bass clef at the beginning of the staff above.

b) Divide the statfinto four measures. Include a final bar line at the end.

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c) In each measure, draw four different quarter note pitches. (Double check the stem direction!)

J) Write the letter name of each pitch below the statf.

e) Draw a circle around the highest pitch you wrote.

f) Draw a squ.ue :iround the lowest pitch you wrote.

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Time Signature How J o music readers know how many beats there are in a measure? They know because at rhe beginning of a piece of music, to the right of the clef sign, are two numbers, one above the other, like this:

These two numbers are called a time signature. { Ir's also called a meter signature, but we'll call it a time signature.)

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The top number of the time signature tells us how many beats there are in each measure.

The bottom number of che time signature tells us which note gets one beat. Here's how co know which note gets one beat:

• if the bottom number is a 2, a half note gets one beat. • if che bottom number is a 4, a quarter note gees one beat. • if che bottom number is an 8, an eighth note gets one beat.

Th is time signature is four-four. There are four beats in each measure and a quarter note gets one beat.

This til'!le signature is three-eight. Th ere are three beats in each measure and an eighth note gets one beat.

Circle che note w hich gees one beat in each of the following examples.

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This time signature is two-two. There are two beats in each measure and a half note gets one beat.

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The last note is missing in each measure. Write one note in each box to complete

each measure. Put the note on any line or in any space. (Remember, the time signa­ture will tell you how many beats are in each measure, and what note gets a beat.)

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W rite one rest in each box to complete each measure.

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-On the staff below, one measure has too many beats . Circle the measure with too many beats.

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On the staff below, one measure doesn't have enough beats. Circle that measure.

0 -Write the correct time signature in the box for each of the following examples.

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Time Signature

e Time Signature is a symbol that appears at the

beginning of the statf just after the clef. It is made up of hvo

numbers placed one above the other.

The upper number indicates how many beats are allowed in

each measure. -Two beats

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Four beats

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The lower number indicates what type of note receives one

beat. For now, the bottom number will be 4, indicating that a quarter note ( J) receives one beat.

STUDENT ASSIGNMENT

Hint: Think of fractions.

± = one quarter

The quarter note

gets one beat.

1. In this time signature: a) How many beats are allowed in each measure? ----

b) What type of note receives one beat?-------

2. In this time signature: :i) How many beats does one quarter note get? ___ _

b) How many beats does one half note get? ___ _

c) How many beats does one whole note get? ___ _

3. Fill in both measures with the correct number

of quarter notes in the bottom space.

4. Fill in both measures with the correct number

of half notes in the bottom space.

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). Draw bar lines on the following staff so that there are the correct number of beats in each measure. Be sure to draw a

ti nal bar line at the end of the music.

=±_,.._; __ _..,,L..-_ • ._ _ _.1 ..... , ____ ~•ae.__ .... a._· ---·'--· _ __..t.._J __ __._t .... :i ___ _..,._· _ _..w _ __..a.._'. ___ _., .... , ___ _

Rhythm & Counting in Time Signatures Rhythm is the controlled movement of music in time.

In i time:

A quarter note ( J ) receives one beat. Four quarter

notes can lit into one measure of i time. Clap the

rhythm with a steady beat.

A half note ( J ) receives two beats. Two half notes

can lit into one measure of f time. Clap the rhythm

with a steady beat.

A whole note ( o ) receives four beats. One whole

note can fit into one measure of 1 time. Clap the

rhythm with a steady beat.

STUDENT ASSIGNMENT

i J J I • J 2 3

j [1 2) [3 +)

Note: Only clap on beats 1 and 3. Keep your hands together

on beats 2 and 4 . The sound of the half note will fill both

beats.

i ()

[ 1 2 3 +)

Note: Only clap on beat 1. Keep your hands together on beats

2, 3, and 4. The sound of the whole note will fill all four beats.

1. Add each set of note values to calculate the total number of beats. (The quarter note gets one beat.)

a) j I b) j + 0 0 + =

c) J + j +o =

d) j +

j + d =

2. Draw bar lines in the following music. Write in the counting below the staff. Clap the rhythm.

_·- ..... t__..,__- ___. • ...____...'--~•---"'"'0 .... __ , .... 2 ______ .'--. _ ... l_"'"'a.__ _ ___,c ... ,....__ __ _....a....___ c::::: c 7 ·) u . . ---i .. . -. :1

3. There is only one note missing from each measure below. Draw the nute tir1 the .q ' l'l""l '1 1. 1 il' I •,· ., t. , l. 'I' 1 I 1\' 1 liy th m.

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--~ ) -· . • • --· I

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Rest Values For each note value in music, there is an equivalent Rest Value. TI1e time signature determines the value of each note

d rest. A rest indicates silence, while a note indicates sound.

--Duration--•

Whole Rest: Hangs down from the 4th line; the rest equivalent of a whole note

-~--·-·---- Half Rest: Sits on top of the 3rd line; the rest equivalent of a half note

I O I Quarter Rest: The rest equivalent of a quarter note

In j time:

Quarter rests ( ~ ) and Halfrests ( .-.) and W hole rests ( -.. ) and

yuarter notes ( j ) receive one beat. half notes ( J ) receive two beats. whole notes ( o ) receive four beats.

J J l - j - lo ( 1) (2) 3 + ( l) (2) [3 4] ( 1)(2)(3) (4) [ l 2 3 4]

STUDENT ASSIGNMENT

1. Add each set of note values to calculate the total number of beats. (The quarter note gets one beat.)

I c) --- + l/J = d) ~ + J + --- =

2. Trace each rest and draw four more of the same in each statf.

3. There is on ly one rest missing from each measure below. Draw the rest on the appropriate beat. Clap the rhythm.

-:1 - ~ I d 1 2

, -+ 2

, 4 _) _, 1 2 3 -+ 1 2 3 -+ l 2 3 -+ 1 2 3 -+

4. Draw bar lines in the following music. Write in the counting below the statf. Place the counting of rests in parentheses.

For notes longer than one beat, place brackets around the ti.rst and last beats in that note (see examples .ibove). Clap

the rhythm.

---~ - . . > ±== . ) ~ c= E s==*==:;==---~--~--.----...__ __ c=_.E ... --r .... 1-,..:::..:::..::::::::::::=====-,-------,--"T:=:=-'-----,c=:-, --: .... ~--~~-J"=--=---·F= ___ .;_~rl

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1.~ a Time Signature, Note Values, & Rest Values Review

1. There is only one note missing from each measure below. Draw the note in the bottom space on the appropriate beat.

I~ I .J .J J I I .J JI J J ~ II 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

2. There is only one rest missing from each measure below. Draw the rest on the appropriate beat.

i ~ l ~ I~ ~ I ~ ~ I ~ ! ~ II -. : -. ... ~··

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' -- 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 + 1 2 3 4

3. Circle the measures below with the incorrect number of beats.

. . . _~." I .J.J~ .JII }} ·.· ;,~~

-• ~-_: -~

Jtj 4. Matching: Identify the symbol by writing the letter of the corresponding answer in the space provided.

d 0 a) quarter note b) half rest

j --- c) quarter rest J ) whole note

--- -~ e) half note f) whole rest

5. Draw the missing bar lines in the music below. Draw a final bar line at the end of the last measure.

Cl a " I l l J d - -

6. In your own words:

.1) What does the top number of the time signature indicate?

b) What does the bottom number of the time signature indicate?

c) What is a measure? )

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Ear Training Part 2 Audio tiles can be found in the ~jos Multimedia Library at www.kjos.com.

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Listen to the following note values.

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1. Listen to each rhythmic exercise. Circle the rhythm that was performed.

' ' a) i .,,. IF F II i I if :I ~

if - or- r- :ill! ..,,_ if r t: I

i I I r I I I I I

I I

~ I I I

~ ~: i ~ ; ~ I " II ,= i ~ I

I II b) - or- ~ II

c) @ i ~ ~ j iJ ~ ~ II -or-

' t ~ ~ j IZ ~ j II

2. Listen to each one-measure exercise. Notate (write using musical notes) the rhythm on the 2nd space of

the staves below.

II 11.

c) i II II Listen to the following note and rest values.

~ ~ ~ 1 ~ i 11

I

1J @ ;i) I -~ I b) ~=t ~ II i - c) ~ 0

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3. Listen to each rhythmic exercise. Circle the rhythm that was performed.

-~ ~ I~ ~ *i ~ 1 i !I I i I

:I -i) I - or - ~ ~ • - 9 V v

'\ ~I i i ;1 - ~ la :1 -,) ) II ... :'.'::I - or - ~ ~

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