First Quarter

Lesson 1:Simple
Meters
Music
Objectives of the lesson:

● identify
 
the notes and rests used in a particular song;

 differentiate among , , time signatures; and

 group the notes and rests in simple meter using bar

lines.
Let’s sing a
song!
Japanese Rain Song

SONG
NUMBER 1
 Come Rowing With Me
Come rowing with me,
Come journey with me,
Floating so peacefully down to
the sea
Come rowing with me

SONG
NUMBER 2
 Guess
the
musical
symbol
Treble clef Notes Rests

Staff Bar line

NOTE & REST CHART
Meter is determined by the pattern of
accented beats.
It can be in twos, threes, or fours. It is
classified into two, the simple meter and
the compound meter. In simple meter,
the pulse can be divided into two inner
beats. Simple meters can be in twos or
simple duple, threes or simple triple, or
fours or simple quadruple.
2
4
Time signature
Time signature
Time signature
 Musical element: Notes and Rests

The top number of the time signature

tells the number of beats in each
measure and the lower number tells the
note that represents the beat. Number
four indicates that the quarter note gets
one beat.
 CONDUCTING
GESTURES
2 4
4 4
3
4
 Practice!
Listen to the following songs and
identify its meter . Feel the song and
move your arms to the beat of the
song.
 Interactive game Time Signature
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Act 2
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