2. Let’s Look At: Notes & Rests Notes & Rests (When the arrow turns red, click for the next page)

3. Cadence has four kinds of notes for us to study:  Whole Notes  Half Notes  Quarter Notes  Eighth Notes Along with these four notes, there are four matching rests. What are they? Let’s find out!

4. Cadence has four kinds of rests for us to study:  Whole Rests  Half Rests  Quarter Rests  Eighth Rests What do they look like? How do they work?

5.  Each note of music has a specific length, or number of beats.  Each note has its own shape and look. Click the arrow to see each note! Whole note Half note Quarter note Eighth note Eighth notes can also be connected like this: 4 BEATS 2 BEATS 1 BEAT ½ of a BEAT

6.  In each of these examples, multiple notes fill each measure.  Each measure has a total of 4 beats.  Are you able to tell how many beats each note is worth? REMINDER CHART: Example #1: Example #2: Example #3: (4) (2) (1) ( ½ )

7.  Like notes, each rest has a specific length, or number of beats.  Each rest has its own shape and location. Click the arrow to see each rest! Whole rest Half rest Quarter rest Eighth rest 4 BEATS 2 BEATS 1 BEAT ½ of a BEAT Here is what each note & rest look like on the music staff.

8.  Here are real songs containing the notes and rests we’ve studied.  Can you identify the notes and rests ? Be sure to review measures, tempos, time signatures, and meters!