1. What makes these dots mean something?

2.  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.

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

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

5.  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

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

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

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

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

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

11.  Here’s the Division

12.  The Time Signature!  It Looks Like This:

13.  Each Number Means something different:

15.  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