If a Whole Note receives 4 beats

Then a Half Note will receive?

2 Beats 3 Beats

A Receives 2 beats: it is half of a whole note.

Let’s Try That Again. Hint: half of 4 is…

A half note receives 2 beats

A whole note receives 4 beats

What would a quarter note receive?

A Quarter Note

Receives One Beat.

If a half note receives 2 beats

A quarter note ,which is half of a half note, receives…

Next, we are going to do some listening.

Think of half notes like wearing roller skates. Each step you take is long. 2 beats long to be exact.

Now think of Quarter Notes as walking in shoes.Your steps are going to be shorter.

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Which rhythm is it?

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Tap your foot to the first four clicks before therhythm, then listen. The first note receives 2 beats. It is a half note.

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Tap your foot when you listen. How many times does your foot go down for the second note?

Let’s try it again

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Still kind of hard huh? Let’s break itdown a bit. As the sound is playingsay step, gli_de, step. Listen…

stepgli_de step

glide glide

step step step step

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A Tie, Ties together 2 notes.Sort of like tying your shoes together.

For instance, if a whole noteis tied to a half note , you wouldplay those notes as one note for 6 beats

or, + = 6 beats

Let’s try a few!

How many beats?

A tied to a receive 3 beats.

Try Again. Remember that a

Half note

,receives 2 beats.

How Many Beats?

Two tied whole notes do indeed receive 8 beats.Two tied whole notes do indeed receive 8 beats.

Remember, a whole note gets 4 beatsRemember, a whole note gets 4 beatsSoooo, two whole notes get…Soooo, two whole notes get…

A whole note and a half noteA whole note and a half notetied together receive 6 beats.tied together receive 6 beats.

Remember, a gets 4 beatsand a gets 2 beats.

Yo, a has two beats, so do 2 tied

so…, they are going to sound the same.

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= three beats

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