ur Lady of Lourdes Elementary Schoo

At the end of the video lesson, the

pupils will be able to:

A. identify the definition of note, rest, musical staff,

meter, rhythm, and accent mark,
B. identify measures and musical symbols on a musical
composition,
C. draw musical symbols; and
D. appreciate music and its purpose
 What makes
music exciting?
Musicals
Symbols
 Musical Symbols
• Symbols are essential to
music
• Music is made of sounds
and silences.
• Symbols are used to
indicate sounds and
silences.
• The notes and rests also
represent beat.
 Note
Note is a written symbol that Beam
shows the duration of a sound. • is the line connecting a
group of flagged notes.
Parts of a note
beam
stem flag

note head
 whole note half note

A whole note has 4 beats. A half note has 2 beats.

 quarter note eighth note

A quarter note has 1 beat. An eighth note has 1/2 beat.

 Did you know
that notes have
sixteenth note equivalent rest?
A sixteenth note has 1/4 beat.
 What is a rest?
• A rest is for the silence
in music.
• Rest has also a beat.
whole rest

A whole rest has 4 beats.

 half rest quarter rest

A half rest has 2 beats. A quarter rest has 1 beat.

 eighth rest sixteenth rest

An eighth rest has 1/2 beat. A sixteenth rest has 1/4 beat.
NOTES AND RESTS DURATION AND VALUE
Look at the symbols. What is the name of the
notes, tell its duration and notate its
corresponding rest.
What is a rhythm?
• Rhythm refers to the flow,
breathing pattern or simply
the pulse in music.
• Rhythm makes you tap
your feet, clap your hands,
nod your head, and swing
your body.
• Rhythm is the movement of Accented (>) or
sound with accented and
unaccented beats in a
Unaccented
musical composition.
• An accent mark indicates a
louder dynamic applied on
the note.
 What is a meter?

• Meter comes from the Greek word

“metron” which means “to measure”.
• It can be a simple meter or a compound
meter.
 Simple Meter
Simple meter is grouped by duple (two), by triple (three), or
by quadruple (four).

Duple
meter

Triple
meter
Quadruple
meter
 Compound Meter
Compound meter is grouped into threes (3/8), six’s (6/8), and
nine’s (9/8) beats.

Three’s

Six’s

Nine’s
What is a musical staff?
A musical staff is a set of five horizontal lines and four
spaces that each represent a different musical pitch.

G-clef 5 lines

Space

Space
Space
Space
First measure Second measure

Bar line Double bar line

 Let’s try this one!

Identify the following musical terms below.

1. ___________ is a written symbol that shows the duration of a sound.

2. A/an ___________ is for the silence in music.
3. The life of music is ____________.
4. A/an ____________ indicates a louder dynamic applied on the note.
5. ____________ comes from the Greek word “metron” which means “to
measure”.
6. A/an ___________ is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces
that each represent a different musical pitch.
 Let’s have a drill!

Identify the following musical terms below.

1. ___________
Note is a written symbol that shows the duration of a sound.
2. A/an ___________
rest is for the silence in music.
3. The life of music is ____________.
rhythm
accent mark indicates a louder dynamic applied on the note.
4. A/an ____________
5. ____________
Meter comes from the Greek word “metron” which means “to
measure”.
6. A/an ___________
musical staff is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces
that each represent a different musical pitch.
 Let’s try this one.
1 2 3 4 How many measures are there on the
musical composition?
-12 measures
How many quarter notes are there on
5 6 7 8 the 1st measure?
- 4 quarter notes
On the third measure, what is the first
note?
9 10 11 12 - quarter note
On the eighth measure, what is the 3rd
note?
- half note
 Let’s have a drill!

1. How many measures are there on the

musical composition?

2. How many quarter notes are there on

the 3rd measure?

3. On the fourth measure, what is the

3rd note?

4. On the first measure, what is the

first note?
 Let’s have a drill!
1. How many measures are there on the
1 2 3 musical composition?
4
-12 measures
2. How many quarter notes are there on
the 3rd measure?
5 6 7 8 - 4 quarter notes
3. On the fourth measure, what is the
3rd note?
- half note
9 10 11 12 4. On the first measure, what is the
first note?
- quarter note
 How many beats are
in each measure if the
time signature is 2/4?

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2 BEATS

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 Which line
names the
Treble Clef?
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SECOND LINE

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How Many Lines
and Spaces does
the Music Staff
Have? Back to Gam
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5 LINES AND 4 SPACES

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 In ¾ time,
what does the
top number
tell you?BacktotoGam
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THE NUMBER OF BEATS PER
MEASURE.

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Which note does
not have a stem
and it equals 4
beats?
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THE WHOLE NOTE

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How do we count our
lines? Or where do we
start in counting the
lines?
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FROM BOTTOM TO TOP

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 On the Bass
Staff, which line
names the Bass
Clef?
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THE FOURTH LINE

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 What are the
names of the line
notes in the
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EGBDF

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What is the
name of this
note?
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QUARTER NOTE

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If we have two in
each measure, what do
you think our time
signature is?
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2/4 TIME

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In the Bass Staff, what
is the name of the
note on the fourth
space?
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NOTE G
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What is the name
of this symbol?

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BASS CLEF

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 How many
beats does a
half note get?
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2 BEATS
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What is the name
of the note on
the third line of
the Treble Staff?
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NOTE B
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What are the lines use when
writing notes above or
below the staff.

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LEDGER LINES
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Which note is
on the Fifth
Line of the
Treble Staff?
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NOTE F

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 Which line is
note D, on the
Bass Clef?
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THE THIRD LINE

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 The Treble Clef
wraps around line
number ___?__.
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TWO

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The Bass Clef has two
dots, which line goes
right in between
these two dots?
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FOURTH LINE
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 Let’s have our recap!

• Note is a written symbol that shows the duration of a sound.

• A rest is for the silence in music.
• The life of music is rhythm.
• An accent mark indicates a louder dynamic applied on the
note.
• Meter comes from the Greek word “metron” which means “to
measure”.
• A musical staff is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces
that each represent a different musical pitch.