1. NAMES VALUES

2. Have you ever Wanted to...

3. Play like Bach?

4. Write like Beethoven?

5. Tickle the Ivories like Handel?

6. Perform at a young age like Mozart?

7. Rap like Eminem?

8. Perform in front of thousands of people like Carrie Underwood?

9. Combine styles of music like Linkin Park?

10. It all starts with understanding the basics of writing music.

11. But First…..

12. We must understand note values and rest values!

13. Note Values According to AllWords.Com A Note Value is: A musical notation that indicates the relative duration of a note, using the color or shape of the note head, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence of flags.

14. Examples of Note Values

15. Whole Note- 4 Beats Half Note- 2 Beats Quarter Note- 1 Beat Eighth Note- ½ Beat

16. Let’s take a look at each of these notes individually!

17. A Whole Note is shown above as a hollow circle representing a four beat hold in music.

19. A Half Note is shown above as a hollow circle with a stem attached. This note represents a two beat hold in music.

20. When playing a half note, we would play on beat one and hold for two beats. Let’s try that now on our recorders.

21. A Quarter Note is shown above as a colored in circle with a stem attached. This note represents a one beat hold in music.

23. An Eighth Note is shown above as a colored in circle with a stem and flag attached. This note represents a 1/2 beat hold in music.

25. Let's Review over the notes we just learned!

26. Can you Guess How Many Beats These Notes Get?

27. How many beats?

28. = 1 Beat

29. Were you Correct?

30. How many beats?

31. = 4 Beats

32. Were you Correct?

33. How many beats?

34. = 2 Beats

35. Were you Correct?

36. How many beats?

37. = 1/2 Beat

38. Were you Correct?

40. Examples of Rests

41. Whole Rest- 4 Beats Half Rest- 2 Beats Quarter Rest- 1 Beat Eighth Rest- 1 Beat

42. Let’s take a look at each of these rests individually!

43. A Whole Rest is shown above as a Upside down hat representing a four beat silence in music.

44. A Half Rest is shown above as a filled in hat representing a two beat silence in music.

45. A Quarter Rest is shown above as a squiggly line representing a one beat silence in music.

46. A Eighth Rest is shown above as a symbol looking like a seven with a dot on the ends representing a 1/2 beat silence in music.

47. Let's Review over the rests we just learned!

49. How many beats of silence?

50. = 1 Beat

51. Were you Correct?

52. How many beats of silence?

53. = 4 Beats

54. Were you Correct?

55. How many beats of silence?

56. = 1/2 Beat

57. Were you Correct?

58. How many beats of silence?

59. = 2 Beats

60. Were you Correct?

61. What we've learned Today! Note Value Rest Whole Note Whole Rest Half Note Half Rest Quarter Note Quarter Rest Eighth Note Eighth Rest

62. THE END