Beginner Music Theory

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Beginner Music Theory

• Subject Music Theory
• Grade Level 2 - 3
• Instructions Teacher Student

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Teachers

• The following lesson is over note values.
• All Examples will be in 4/4 time.
• To Move onto the next example Click on the icon
  labeled Next Type of Note.
• Students will take a 3 question quiz at the end.
  The answers are
• 1B
• 2C
• 3A

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Standards
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Students

• The following lesson is over note values.
• All Examples will be in 4/4 time.
• To Move onto the next example Click on the icon
  labeled Next Type of Note.
• There Will be a short quiz at the end.
• Good luck!

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Whole Note

• The Whole Note is the most basic type of note.
• It has four beats no matter what time signature
  it is in.
• In 4/4 time it takes up the whole measure.

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Half Note

• The Half note is the next size directly smaller
  then the whole note.
• It is half of the size of the whole note.
• The half note takes up 2 beats 4/4 time.
• The largest note value with a stem.

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Quarter Note

• The quarter note is the next size directly
  smaller then the half note.
• It is a quarter of the size of the whole note.
• The Quarter note takes up 1 beats 4/4 time.
• There can be four quarter notes in 4/4 time.

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Eight Note

• The eighth note is the next size directly smaller
  then the half note.
• It is a eighth of the size of the quarter note.
• The Eight note takes up a ¼ of a beat in 4/4
  time.
• There can be Eight Eighth notes in 4/4 time.

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Sixteenth note

• The Sixteenth note is the next size directly
  smaller then the Eighth note.
• It is a 1/4 of the size of the Eighth note.
• The half note takes up 1/8 of a beat in 4/4 time.
• There can be sixteen sixteenth notes in 4/4 time.

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Beat Chart
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The Beat Table
Quiz
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Quiz Instructions

• At this time if you feel you are ready to take
  the quiz, read the following instructions. If you
  feel you need to review, please click on the
  review button.
• Read each of the questions carefully.
• To select an answer, click on the answer you feel
  is appropriate.
• You will not be able to proceed until you have
  answered the question correctly.

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Review
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Question 1

• Which of the Following is a Quarter note?

A
B
C
D
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Question 2

• Which note value takes up a ¼ of a beat in 4/4
  time?

A
B
C
D
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Question 3

• Which note value takes up the entire measure in
  4/4 time?

A
B
C
D
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Correct Answer!

• You answered Correctly.
• The Quarter noted looks like this

The quarter note is the next size directly
smaller then the half note. It is a quarter of
the size of the whole note.
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Incorrect Answer

• Remember, the quarter note gets its name because
  there can be four of them in one measure!
• The quarter note is the next size directly
  smaller then the half note. It is a quarter of
  the size of the whole note.

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Correct Answer!

• You answered Correctly.
• Remember, The quarter note is the next size
  directly smaller then the half note. It is a
  eighth of the size of the quarter note. The Eight
  note takes up a ¼ of a beat in 4/4 time. There
  can be Eight Eighth notes in 4/4 time.

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Incorrect Answer

• Remember, how many quarters are in 4 beats.

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Correct Answer!

• You answered Correctly. You Remember it takes
  more then one of every other note to fill a
  measure. The whole note gets its name because it
  fills the whole measure.

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Incorrect Answer

• Remember, that there is only one type of note
  that can fill the entire meausre.

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Congratulations!

• You have successfully completed this lesson. We
  hope you have learned note values and you will
  remember for time to come!

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Standards

• Grade 2 5. Read, write and perform using eighth
  notes, quarter notes, half notes and quarter
  rests in 2/4 and 4/4 meter.
• Grade 3 5. Read, write and perform using
  sixteenth notes, eighth notes, quarter notes,
  half notes and quarter rests in 2/4 and 4/4
  meter.

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