1.2 Notes and Rests

• What do notes represent in music?

  Musical pitches
• Notes indicate silence in music.

  False
• Order the types of musical notes from longest to shortest duration:

  1️⃣ Whole note

  2️⃣ Half note

  3️⃣ Quarter note

  4️⃣ Eighth note

  5️⃣ Sixteenth note
• A quarter note lasts for 1 beat.
• What fraction of a beat does a sixteenth note last?

  1/4
• What is the purpose of a rest in music?

  Provide silence
• Which note type lasts for half a beat?

  Eighth note
• How many beats does a sixteenth rest last?

  1/4 beat
• A half rest lasts for 2 beats.
• What is the duration of a sixteenth rest in beats?

  1/4 beat
• Order the musical rests from longest to shortest duration.

  1️⃣ Whole rest

  2️⃣ Half rest

  3️⃣ Quarter rest

  4️⃣ Eighth rest

  5️⃣ Sixteenth rest
• Notes indicate periods of silence in music.

  False
• What is the duration of a sixteenth note in beats?

  1/4 beat
• Match the characteristic with the correct musical element.

  Representation of pitch ↔️ Notes

  Indicates silence ↔️ Rests
• Notes and rests together create rhythm and flow in music.


  True
• What is the duration of a whole rest in beats?

  4 beats
• A quarter note lasts for one beat.


  True
• What is the duration of a whole note in beats?

  4 beats
• What is the duration of a whole rest in beats?

  4 beats
• A whole note fills four beats.


  True
• Rests in music represent silence
• Match the characteristic with the correct musical element:

  Representation ↔️ Indicate a specific pitch

  Duration ↔️ Have varying lengths

  Purpose ↔️ Produce sound
• How many beats does a whole note last?

  4 beats
• An eighth note lasts twice as long as a quarter note.

  False
• Match the note type with its duration in beats:

  Whole note ↔️ 4 beats

  Half note ↔️ 2 beats

  Quarter note ↔️ 1 beat

  Eighth note ↔️ 1/2 beat

  Sixteenth note ↔️ 1/4 beat
• A whole note lasts for 4 beats.
• Match the rest type with its duration in beats:

  Whole rest ↔️ 4 beats

  Half rest ↔️ 2 beats

  Quarter rest ↔️ 1 beat

  Eighth rest ↔️ 1/2 beat

  Sixteenth rest ↔️ 1/4 beat
• How many beats does a whole rest last?

  4 beats
• An eighth rest lasts for 1/2 beat.


  True
• A quarter rest lasts for 1 beat.
• What do rests in music represent?

  Silence
• How many beats does a whole note last?

  4 beats
• A half note lasts for 2 beats.
• An eighth note lasts for 1/2 beat.

  True
• A quarter note lasts for 1 beat.
• How many beats does a whole note fill?

  4 beats
• Order the musical notes from longest to shortest duration.

  1️⃣ Whole note

  2️⃣ Half note

  3️⃣ Quarter note

  4️⃣ Eighth note

  5️⃣ Sixteenth note
• A whole rest lasts for 4 beats.
• Match the characteristic with the correct musical element.

  Indicates silence ↔️ Rests

  Represents sound ↔️ Notes
• Notes and rests create expressive timing in music.


  True