Name: _______________________________________ Classroom Teacher: ____________________________________ Over the last three weeks, we have learned several rhythms! Draw a line to match the notes with their names. Dotted Half Note Whole Note Quarter Note Sixteenth Notes Eighth Notes Half Note Notes have matching rests! Let’s learn about the matching rests. Quarter Rest = 1 beat of silence Half Rest = 2 beats of silence Whole Rest = 4 beats of silence Eighth Rest = ½ of a beat of silence The Magical Dot! Some notes and rests have a dot by their symbol. When you see a dot by a note, you add half of the value of the note. Let’s take a look at an example. The dotted half note is a great example. You already know that the dotted half note equals three beats. Let’s talk about how! The half note = 2 beats The dot adds half the value of the note it is attached to. In this case, half of two = 1. Take the half note value of two, plus half of it’s value 1, and you get a total of 3. 2 1 3 You practice on your own! How would you work the equation below? If you guessed 1 and ½ beats, you are correct! The quarter note equals one beat. The dot is half the value of the note, which is half of a beat. Add one beat and half of a beat and you get a dotted quarter note that equals one and a half beats! A common rhythm pattern you will see in music is the dotted quarter note followed by a single eighth note. A single eighth note looks like a quarter note with a flag. The single eighth note lasts for half of a beat. a single eighth note = half a beat To count a dotted quarter note followed by a single eighth note, you would say taee ti. Explore clapping and saying the following rhythm pattern on your own. Say taee ti ta ta. Now try this pattern! Ta ta taee ti. Try to teach a family member about the dot and your music math. Next week we will transfer from using rhythm syllables to reading rhythms with numbers! .