What makes these dots mean something?

 Students will understand the value of the 5 most common music notes we use in music  Students will translate that to rests  Students will apply knowledge to writing in time.

 What is it?  May I borrow a piece of paper?

 What is a note in it’s most basic form?  A Dot/A Picture

 Beats  These notes travel over time, so we need to remember that each note will be held for a different amount of time.  Let’s Practice

 Looks like this  Describe it….Simply  It is worth 4 Beats

 Looks Like This  What’s Different  It’s worth 2 Beats

 Looks Like This  What’s Different?  It’s worth 1 Beat

 Looks Like This:  What’s Different?  It’s Worth ½ a Beat

 Looks Like This  What’s Different?  It’s Worth ¼ of a Beat

 Here’s the Division

 The Time Signature!  It Looks Like This:

 Each Number Means something different:

 I want you to use the notes you’ve been taught and compose for me: ◦ A 4 Measure/Bar Rhythm in 4/4 time ◦ You may only use a whole note and half note once ◦ Don’t forget those bar lines and double bar line to separate and end the piece ◦ Remember each measure must add up to 4