Beginner Music Theory

Subject: Music Theory

Grade Level: 2 - 3
Instructions: Teacher | Student
 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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 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 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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The Beat Table

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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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 Question 1
Which of the Following is a Quarter note?

A B C D
 Question 2
Which note value takes up a of a beat in
4/4 time?

A B C D
 Question 3
Which note value takes up the entire
measure in 4/4 time?

A B C D
 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.

Next Question
 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.

Try Again
 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 of a beat in
4/4 time. There can be Eight Eighth notes
in 4/4 time.

Next Question
 Incorrect Answer
Remember, how many quarters are in 4
beats.

Try Again
 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.

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

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

Exit
 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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