1. E = mc 2 Today’s Learning Objective: Compare ways that music and other subjects are related For the 6th Grade Music Classes Lesson design by Mr. Donny Howard

2. How about fractions? Lets start with a meter of 4/4 (4 over 4) ! The top number tells us Sooooo…… The bottom number tells us HOW MANY beats are in a measure. WHAT KIND of note gets the beat! Remember…

3. A whole measure of 4/4 is like a whole piece of pie… cut up into 4 pieces (or a dollar but don’t cut one up!) like this… With each quarter note representing one beat each! Sooooo……

4. If 4 quarters = a WHOLE dollar… then 4 quarter notes would = ??? That’s right! 4 ! Then since 2 HALF dollars = a WHOLE dollar… then How many half notes Right again Einstein! 2 ! = a WHOLE note?

5. Okay! Lets Review… 1. In 4/4 time, what kind of notes gets the beat? The correct answer is a quarter note! 2. And how many beats per measure? The correct answer is 4! 3. How many quarter notes equals a whole note? The correct answer is 4 again!

6. Lets Review some more… 4. In 4/4 time, how many quarter notes = a half note? 2! (Just like pies, or dollars right?) 5. And how many half notes = a whole note? 2 again! 6. A trickier one… What combination of 3 notes can equal a whole, or whole measure? The correct answer is … Or any combination of 2 quarters and a half!