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Note Values and Names
Island Park Elementary School

Note Values and Names Lesson

Matching Notes Game

Name the Notes

A Time Signature Challenge!

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Note Values and Names Lesson

Below are some notes young musicians should recognize. These notes are found in many of the songs we sing and play. We need to learn their names so that we can recognize them and talk about them. Notes tell us when to make sound and for how long we should make the sound when singing or playing.

This is a whole note. It is an empty notehead. It's sound is "toe -o -o -o". Hold it for 4 counts.
This is a half note. It is an empty notehead with a stem. It's sound is "toe -o". Hold it for 2 counts.
This is a quarter note. It is a colored in notehead with a stem. It's sound is "ta". Hold it for 1 count.
This is an eighth note. It is a colored in notehead with a stem and one flag. It's sound is "ti". Hold it for 1/2 count.
Here are two eighth notes ("ti- ti"). Two eighth notes equal 1 count.
This is one sixteenth note. It is a colored in notehead with a stem and two flags. It's sound is "tih" or "ka". Hold it for 1/4 count.
Here are four sixteenth notes ("ti- ka- ti- ka"). Four sixteenth notes equal 1 count.

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Matching Notes Game

A. Match the name with the correct note by drawing a line from the name to the note.

	1. whole note
	2. quarter note
	3. half note
	4. eighth note

B. Find the symbol that matches the description. Draw a line from the description to the symbol.

	1. A note that gets 4 counts.
	2. A note that gets 1 count.
	3. A note that gets 1/2 count.
	4. A note that gets 2 counts.

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Name the Notes

A. Draw the following rhythm symbols.

1. A quarter note ______

5. An eighth note ______

2. A sixteenth note ______

6. A whole note ______

3. Four sixteenth notes ______

7. Two eighth notes ______

4. A half note ______

8. A quarter note ______

B. How many counts do the following receive?

1.	______	5.	______
2.	______	6.	______
3.	______	7.	______
4.	______	8.	______

C. For the following questions, you will need to use your reasoning skills!

XX1. Which two notes when added together add up to 3 beats? Draw them below.

________ + ________ = 3

XX2. Which two notes when added together add up to 6 beats? Draw them below.

________ + ________ = 6

XX3. Which three notes when added together add up to 4 beats? Draw them below.

________ + ________ + ________ = 4

XX4. Here's an extra challenge! Which five notes when added together add up to 2 beats? Draw them below.

________ + ________ = 2 qq (Hint: Four of the notes are usually beamed together)