Note and Rest

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 What is Rhythm?

-It is the combination of sound and

silences in time.
-All rhythms are based on steady
beats.
Notes
- the symbols that
represent sound. Parts of a Note
Note Durations
 It refers to the length of time that
a note is played or sung.
 TIME VALUE OR
KIND OF NOTE SYMBOLS
DURATION

whole note 4 beats

half note 2 beats

quarter note 1 beat

eight note ½ beat

sixteenth note ¼ beat

 TIME VALUE OR
KIND OF NOTE SYMBOLS
DURATION

Dotted half note 3 beats

Dotted quarter note 1 1/2 beats

 TIME VALUE OR
KIND OF NOTE SYMBOLS
DURATION

whole note 4 beats

half note 2 beats

quarter note 1 beat

eight note ½ beat

sixteenth note ¼ beat

 TIME VALUE OR
KIND OF NOTE SYMBOLS
DURATION

Dotted half note 3 beats

Dotted quarter note 1 1/2 beats

Compare the different notes and their relative values.
A whole note…

is equal to two half notes

is equal to four quarter notes

is equal to 8 eighth notes

is equal to 16 sixteenth notes

Rests
• Musical symbols for silence.
• They signal the singer or the
instrumentalist to take either short or
long pauses in between the notes that
they perform.
Whole Rest Quarter Rest
 Four counts of silence  One count of silence

Sixteenth Rest
 One-fourth count of silence

Half Rest Eighth Rest

 Two counts of silence  Half count of silence
Dotted Half Rest Dotted Quarter Rest
 3 counts of silence  1 1/2 count of silence
The rest are also connected in terms of their duration. Study the
chart below.
In simple time
rhythm, the
notes and rests
get or receives
the following
values.