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Music

Quarter 1 – Module 1:Rhythm: Notes and Rests

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Music is made up of different kinds of notes and rests to represent duration of


sounds and silence. They are used in making compositions. Notes are symbols for
sounds in music and rests are symbols for silence.

Kinds of Notes and Rests


Do you know how songwriters create a composition?
If you are going to compose a song, how will you make it?
In writing a song, a songwriter uses notes and rests and places them on a
staff along with other musical symbols.

Direction: Study the chart below.


Chart 1- Different Kinds of Notes and Rests

How many kinds of notes/rests are there in the chart?


What are the kinds of notes?
What are the kinds of rests?
What kind of note has a shaded note head, stem and a tail?
What is the value of a whole note/rest?
What kind of note/rest receives ¼ of a beat?
What kind of note/rest receives 2 beats?
What kind of note/rest receives 1 beat?
If a half rest has two beats, how many quarter rests are there to 1 half rest?
Dotted Notes and Rests
In music, a dot is sometimes placed at the right side of a note/rest. A dot
added to a note/rest changes its length of time or value. A dot gets ½ the value of
the note/rest it follows.
Study the chart below.
Chart 2 –Dotted Notes

What is the value of a dot in a dotted quarter note?


What dotted note has the longest duration?
What kind of dotted note receives three beats?
What happens to a note if there’s a dot on it?

Chart 3 –Dotted Rests

What kind of dotted rest receives six beats?


What dotted rest has the longest duration?
What is the value of a dot in a dotted half rest?
What is the value of a dot in a dotted eighth rest?
What happens to a rest if there’s a dot on it?
ACTIVITY1
Directions: Identify the notes and rests found in the following musical lines.
Write your answer on a piece of paper.

ACTIVITY2
Read and understand each item carefully. Write letter of the correct
answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Analyze the musical phrase and identify the encircled musical symbol.
A. eighth rest
B. half rest
C. quarter rest
D. whole rest
2. Notes and rests have distinctive values. Which of the following notes has the
highest value?

A. dotted half note

B. whole note
C. half note
D. quarter note

3. A note value indicates the relative duration of a note. How many beats does
a whole note receive?
A. 4 beats
B. 3 beats
C. 2 beats
D. 1 beat

4. We use notes and rests to create a composition. Identify the encircled note in
this musical composition.

A. whole note
B. half note
C. quarter note
D. eighth note

5. A dot gets ½ the value of the note or rest that it follows. What is the value of
a dotted half rest?
A. 1 ½ beats
B. 3 beats
C. 2 beats
D. 2 ½ beats

6. Which of the following dotted notes receives 1 ½ beats?

7. The value of notes and rests depends on the time signature. What kind of
rest receives two beats?

8. Notes and rests have time values. Which of the following notes receives ½ of
a beat?

9. Rests represent silence in music. Which is a quarter rest?

10. A note is a symbol for sound. Which is an eighth note?

ACTIVITY3
Match the symbol in column A to its value in column B.
Write the letter of your answer on a separate sheet of paper.

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