Unit 2
Basic Rhythm: Note and Rest Values
Rhythm Pyramid or Tree
INFORMATION:
When more than one eighth note or sixteenth note appears, often they will have a single beam (eighth notes) or two beams (sixteenth notes).
A single eighth note has a flag, while a single sixteenth note has two flags.
DO:
Complete the following music mathematical problems:
+ _____ = 
+ =
_____
____ + = 
INFORMATION:
Below is a breakdown of five common rhythmic values:
Of the notes above, the Sixteenth Note is the shortest in duration.
It takes four Sixteenth Notes to equal one Quarter Note.
It takes two Eighth Notes to equal one Quarter Note.
It takes two Quarter Notes to equal one Half Note.
DO:
Draw the rhythm pyramid/tree on your paper. Draw the counting underneath each note value.
Then, answer the following questions:
How many Half Notes does it take to equal a Whole Note? ___________
How many Quarter Notes does it take to equal a Half Note? __________
How many Eighth Notes does it take to equal a Quarter Note? ________
How many Sixteenth Notes does it take to equal a Half Note? _________
INFORMATION:
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Rest Description |
Rest Image |
Note Description |
Note Image |
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whole rest |
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whole note |
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half rest |
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half note |
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quarter rest |
|
quarter note |
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eighth rest |
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eighth note |
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sixteenth rest |
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sixteenth note |
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thirty-second rest |
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thirty-second note |
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DO:
Draw the rhythm pyramid/tree on your paper for rests. Draw the counting underneath each rest value.
Then, answer the following questions:
How many Half Rests does it take to equal a Whole Rest? ___________
How many Quarter Rests does it take to equal a Half Rest? __________
How many Eighth Rests does it take to equal a Quarter Rest? ________
How many Sixteenth Rests does it take to equal a Half Rest? _________
