​Let's start by seeing what we remember...

​Good!

Now, how many beats do each of these notes have?

​Well Done! Let's continue our lesson on note values...

Reading Notes on the Staff

When reading rhythms on the staff, we use the counting system. (i.e. 1-2-3-4)

When we are in a 4/4 time signature, we always have 4 beats in a measure.

Reading Notes on the Staff

For example, if the rhythm in the measure looks like this:

​Then the numbers will be 1-2-3-4 because they each get one beat.

Reading Notes on the Staff

Now, if we are using a half note (2 beats) in our rhythm, then we will need to change our counting.

This rhythm, will be counted as 1--3-4, because we do not count on the second beat.

Hearing the Rhythms

Click on the rhythms to hear what they sound like:

Using Eighth Notes

When we use an eighth note (1/2 beat) we use a number (1, 2, 3, or 4) if the note falls on the down beat, and an & (and) if the note falls on the up beat.

Using Eighth Notes

Listen to the following rhythms:

Rests are notations in music that produce NO sound. Every rest has a regular note that it is connected to (such as quarter note and quarter rest).

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Rests

Using Rests

Listen to the following rhythms:

Now that we have mastered rhythms, let's move on to pitches!

Every note has its own letter that identifies its pitch. These letters include only the alphabet from A-G before repeating back to A.

Notes

We use these acronyms to remember the note names on the lines and the spaces.

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Notes

Rather than using letters as we sing, we use Solfege. These symbols take the place of the letters in order to help us hear the relationship between the notes.

Solfege

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