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Music
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Rhythm: Notes
and Rests

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Music – Grade 6
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Quarter 1 – Module 1: Rhythm: Notes and Rests
First Edition, 2020

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Music
Quarter 1 – Module 1:
Rhythm: Notes
and Rests
Introductory Message
This Self-Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear
learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities,
questions, directions, exercises, and discussions are carefully stated for you
to understand each lesson.

Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide you
step-by-step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.

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each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this
module or if you need to ask your facilitator or your teacher's assistance for
better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to
answer the post-test to self-check your learning. Answer keys are provided
for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.

In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the Teacher are
also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on
how they can best help you on your home-based learning.

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Thank you.
 What I Need to Know

This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help
you identify and master the value of notes and rests. The scope of this module
permits it to be used in many different learning situations. The language used
recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are arranged to
follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in which you read them
can be changed to correspond with the module you are now using.

The module has only one lesson with the title:

 Lesson 1 – Rhythm: Notes and Rests

After going through this module, you are expected to:

1. identify the notes and rests;
2. identify the values of the notes and rests used in a particular song; and
3. identify the values of the dotted notes and rests used in a particular song.

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 What I Know

Directions: Read and understand each item carefully. Write the letter of the correct
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. We use notes and rests to create a composition. Identify the encircled note in
this musical composition.

A. whole note
B. half note
C. quarter note
D. eighth note

2. The value of notes and rests depend on the given time signature of a song.
What kind of rest receives two beats?

A. B. C. D.

3. A note value indicates the relative duration of a note. How many beats does
a whole note ( ) receive?
A. 4 beats
B. 3 beats
C. 2 beats
D. 1 beat

4. A dot gets ½ the value of the note or rest that it follows. What is the value of
a dotted half rest?
A. 1 ½ beats
B. 3 beats
C. 2 beats
D. 2 ½ beats

5. Notes and rests have time values. Which of the following notes
receives ½ of a beat?

A. B. C. D.

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6. Which of the following dotted notes receives 1 ½ beats?

A. B. C. D.
7. Rests represent silence in music. Which is a quarter rest?

A. B. C. D.

8. A note is a symbol for sound. Which is an eighth note?

A. B. C. D.

9. Analyze the musical phrase and identify the encircled musical symbol.

A. eighth rest
B. half rest
C. quarter rest
D. whole rest

10. Notes and rests have distinctive values. Which of the following
notes has the highest value?

A. dotted half note ( )

B. whole note ( )
C. half note ( )
D. quarter note ( )

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 Lesson

1 Rhythm: Notes and Rests

Rhythm is one important element that musicians of all types have to adapt
with their passion for music.

In this quarter, you will learn rhythm as one of the elements of music.
Rhythm is the regular flow of music through time. It is the life of music. It is
observed and felt in the movements of humans and animals, in the swaying of trees
and in running vehicles. In order for you to fully understand rhythm; you need to
learn its elements such as pulse, tempo and meter.

What’s In

Clap the rhythmic patterns:

Notes to the Teacher

This module is designed for independent or self-paced study. It allows the learners to learn by consideri

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 What’s New

Music is made up of different kinds of notes and rests to represent duration of

sounds and silence. They are used in making compositions. Notes are symbols for
sounds in music and rests are symbols for silence.

Kinds of Notes and Rests

Do you know how songwriters create a composition?
If you are going to compose a song, how will you make it?
In writing a song, a songwriter uses notes and rests and places them on a
staff along with other musical symbols.

Direction: Study the chart below.

Chart 1- Different Kinds of Notes and Rests

How many kinds of notes/rests are there in the chart?

What are the kinds of notes?
What are the kinds of rests?
What kind of note has a shaded note head, stem and a tail?
What is the value of a whole note/rest?
What kind of note/rest receives ¼ of a beat?
What kind of note/rest receives 2 beats?
What kind of note/rest receives 1 beat?
If a half rest has two beats, how many quarter rests are there to 1 half rest?

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Studying a Musical Score
Direction: Study the musical score of the song, Dignity of Labor.

Dignity of Labor

What is It

What is the time signature of the song, Dignity of Labor?

What is the key of the song?
What is the first/last note of the song?
What is the first/last so-fa syllable of the song?
What kind of notes and rests are found in the musical score?
What kind of note is found on the first measure of the song?
What is the value of a dotted half note?
Which rest receives the greatest
value? What is the song all about?
Sing the song, Dignity of Labor.

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 What’s More

Dotted Notes and Rests

In music, a dot is sometimes placed at the right side of a note/rest. A dot
added to a note/rest changes its length of time or value. A dot gets ½ the value of
the note/rest it follows.

Study the chart below.

Chart 2 –Dotted Notes

What is the value of a dot in a dotted quarter note?

What dotted note has the longest duration?
What kind of dotted note receives three beats?
What happens to a note if there’s a dot on it?

Chart 3 –Dotted Rests

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What kind of dotted rest receives six beats?

What dotted rest has the longest duration?
What is the value of a dot in a dotted half rest?
What is the value of a dot in a dotted eighth rest?
What happens to a rest if there’s a dot on it?

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 What I Have Learned

 Notes are musical sounds that represent sounds.

 There are five kinds of notes namely whole note ( ), half note ( ),
quarter note ( ), eighth note ( ), and sixteenth note ( ).

 Rests represent silence in music.

 There are five kinds of rests namely whole rest ( ),

half rest ( ), quarter rest ( ), eighth rest ( ),
and sixteenth rest ( ).

 Notes and rests are placed on a staff with other musical symbols to
create a song.

 The value of a dot is half the value of a note or rest it follows.

What I Can Do

Directions: Identify the notes and rests found in the following musical lines.
Write your answer on a piece of paper.

1.

2.

3.

4.

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 Assessment

Directions: Read and understand each item carefully. Write letter of the correct
answer on a separate sheet of paper.

1. Analyze the musical phrase and identify the encircled musical symbol.

A. eighth rest
B. half rest
C. quarter rest
D. whole rest

2. Notes and rests have distinctive values. Which of the following notes has the
highest value?

A. dotted half note ( )

B. whole note ( )
C. half note ( )
D. quarter note ( )

3. A note value indicates the relative duration of a note. How many beats does
a whole note ( ) receive?
A. 4 beats
B. 3 beats
C. 2 beats
D. 1 beat

4. We use notes and rests to create a composition. Identify the encircled note in
this musical composition.

A. whole note
B. half note
C. quarter note
D. eighth note

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 5. A dot gets ½ the value of the note or rest that it follows. What is the value of
a dotted half rest?
A. 1 ½ beats
B. 3 beats
C. 2 beats
D. 2 ½ beats

6. Which of the following dotted notes receives 1 ½ beats?

A. B. C. D.

7. The value of notes and rests depends on the time signature. What kind of
rest receives two beats?

A. B. C. D.

8. Notes and rests have time values. Which of the following notes receives ½ of
a beat?

A. B. C. D.

9. Rests represent silence in music. Which is a quarter rest?

A. B. C. D.

10. A note is a symbol for sound. Which is an eighth note?

A. B. C. D.

Additional Activities

Directions: Match the symbol in column A to its value in column B.

Write the letter of your answer on a separate sheet of paper.
A B
1. A. ¼ of a beat

2 B. 1 beat

3. C. ½ of a beat

4. D. 1 ½ beats

5. E. 2 beats

F. 6 beats

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 Answer Key

References

Enhancing Skills Through MAPE 5, pp. 7-10

Stirring the Soul, Mind and Body 5, pp. 5-10

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