Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

Likewise, the eighth note ( ) is one-eighth the value of the whole note.

• Any note may be used to represent the beat; we sometimes call this note the pulse note.When the quarter
  note represents one beat, then the note values named below on the left receive the corresponding number
  of beats written to the right.

Exercise 2—Class Exercise

Give onenote value to make the equation correct.

Example:

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2. = _____

3. = _____

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5. _____ =

6. _____ =

7. _____ =

Stems and Flags

Notes may consist of the following parts:

BASICS OF RHYTHM

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Whole = 4 beats

Half = 2 beats

Quarter = 1 beat

Eighth = beat

Sixteenth = beat

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Note head or Note head filled in Stem Stems with flags

Stem Flag

Note head