Note Values and Time signatures

• Whole

• Half

• Quarter

• Eighth

• Sixteenth

Biggest Note

Half the value of a whole note.

Worth Half of a Half note

Half of a Quarter note.

worth half of an eighth note

Note Tree!

Rest

• Shows how long you are silent.

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​Rests

• Same Value as a whole note

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Whole Rest

• Same Value as a half note

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Half Rest

• Same Value as a quarter note

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Quarter Rest

• Same Value as an eighth note

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Eighth Rest

• Same Value as a sixteenth note

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Sixteenth Rest

• Tells you how much music can go in a measure.

• The top number tells you how many beats are in a measure

• The bottom number tells you what note gets the beat.

• 2=Half note gets the beat

• 4=Quarter note gets the beat

• 8=Eighth note gets the beat

• 16=Sixteenth note gets the beat