1. If 2 notes = and 4 notes = then how many notes =

2. the musical Eighth Note the musical Eighth Note INTRODUCING It is a note played for ONE EIGHTH 1/8 the duration of a whole note.

3. WERE YOU LISTENING? is a musical note played for __________ the duration of a ___________ note. the Eighth Note

4. What does that mean? It takes 8 sub beats to equal one whole note.

5. There is NO difference in sound between a pair of eighth notes without a beam and a pair of eighth notes with a beam. Ta diTa di

6. SOMETIMES... you will see MORE than two eighth notes beamed together. Ta di Ta diTa di Ta di OR

7. Therefore... = 8 single eighth notes, 4 pairs, or 2 double pairs = whole note. = =

8. DRAW 1.TWO pairs of eighth notes using two separate beams 2. One set of eighth notes using one beam

9. WHY beam them together? Beaming eighth notes together makes it easier to read them in groups of a single beat.

10. Takadimi it! Ta di

11. Now, try reading 4 beat rhythmic patterns using beamed together and single eighth notes Can you do it?

22. Hm... if = then...

23. TRUE or FALSE FALSE Sixteenth notes

24. TRUE or FALSE TRUE

25. Fill in the blank When multiple eighth notes are next to each other, the stems may be connected with a _______________ rather than a flag. BEAM

26. Celebration of Knowledge Music Minute for Review