MUSIC

Lesson 1: Notes and Rest Values

Music
Notes are symbols of sounds.

Rest are symbols of silences.

 Notes Symbol Duration Rests Symbol
Whole note 4 Whole rest

Half note 2 Half rest

Quarter note 1 Quarter rest

Eight note
½ Eight rest

Sixteenth note
¼ Sixteenth rest

Dotted half note 3 Dotted half rest

Dotted quarter note 1 1/2 Dotted quarter rest

Whole note Whole rest

4 beats 4 beats but

1,2,3,4 no sound
1,2,3,4
Da-a-a-a
Da-a-a-a
Half note Half rest

2 beats
2 beats but no sound
1,2
1,2
Da-a
Da-a
Quarter note Quarter Rest

1 beat 1 beat but no sound

Da Da
Eight note

½ beat di-di di-di

Eight rest

½ beat no sound di-di di-di

Sixteenth note

di-li di-li di-li di-li

¼ beat
Sixteenth rest

di-li di-li di-li di-li

¼ beat but no sound
Dotted half note Dotted quarter note

3 beats 1 ½ beats
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