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The Whole Note

What is a whole note?• A whole note receives 4 beats (in 4/4 time).• In 4/4 time, 1 whole note takes up an entire measure.• A whole note looks like this:

The Half Note

What is a half note?• A half note receives 2 beats (in 4/4 time). This is half the number of beats in a whole note.• In 4/4 time, 2 half notes make up 1 measure.• A half note looks like this:

The Quarter Note

What is a quarter note?• A quarter note receives 1 beat (in 4/4 time). This is one quarter of the number of beats in a whole note.• In 4/4 time, 4 quarter notes make up 1 measure.• A quarter note looks like this:

The Eighth Note

What is an eighth note?• An eighth note receives 1/2 beat (in 4/4 time). This is one eighth of the number of beats in a whole note.• In 4/4 time, 8 eighth notes make up 1 measure.• An eighth note looks like this:

The Eighth Note

• Multiple eighth notes may be connected by a bar. However, their value doesn’t change. Each eighth note is still worth ½ beat!

How The Notes Relate

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=1 whole note…

…equals 2 half notes…

…which equals 4 quarter notes……which also equals 8 eighth notes!

Each of these groups of notes equals 4 beats!

Dotted Notes

If a note has a dot behind it, it is called a dotted note. A dot increases the value of the note it is attached to by half of the value of that note.

Dotted Notes

For example, if there is a dot behind a half note, it is a dotted half note. The value of the note increases by half the value of the original note. Since a regular half note is equal to 2 beats, a dotted half note extends the value of the note by ½ of that, which means that a dotted half note equals 3 beats!

Dotted Notes

Likewise, if there is a dot behind a quarter note, it is a dotted quarter note. Since a regular quarter note is equal to 1 beat, a dotted quarter note extends the value of the note by ½ of that, which means that a dotted quarter note equals 1 ½ beats!

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Name the note that is shown below.

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Name the note that is shown below.

I am a(n) ______________eighth note

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I am a(n) ______________half note

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Name the note that is shown below.

I am a(n) ______________dotted quarter note

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Name the note that is shown below.

I am a(n) ______________whole note

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Name the note that is shown below.

I am a(n) ______________dotted half note

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Name the note that is shown below.

I am a(n) ______________dotted eighth note

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Name the note that is shown below.

I am a(n) ______________quarter note

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Name the note that is shown below.

I am a(n) ______________dotted whole note

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Name the note that is being described below.

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Name the note that is being described below.• I am a note that receives 4 beats (in 4/4 time).• In 4/4 time, I take up an entire measure!

Which note am I?whole note

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Name the note that is being described below.• I am a note that receives 1 beat (in 4/4 time).• In 4/4 time, it takes 4 of me to make up 1 measure.

Which note am I?quarter note

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Name the note that is being described below.• I am a note that receives 2 beats (in 4/4 time).• In 4/4 time, it takes 2 of me to make up 1 measure.

Which note am I?half note

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Name the note that is being described below.• I am a note that receives 1/2 beat (in 4/4 time).• In 4/4 time, it takes 8 of me to make up 1 measure.

Which note am I?eighth note

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Name the note that is being described below.• I am a dotted note.• I receive 1 1/2 beats (in 4/4 time).• Without the dot, my note receives 1 beat.

Which note am I?dotted quarter note

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Name the note that is being described below.• I am another dotted note.• I receive 3 beats (in 4/4 time).• Without the dot, my note receives 2 beats.

Which note am I?dotted half note

Great job!

You now know some of the different types of notes and the different note

values!