Dear Families,

The information on this page will assist you and your child and/or children in the study of music theory, which involves music symbols, notes, and rests. The activities included on this page will help you be able to recognize these music symbols, notes, and rests. Also, you will be able to create and/or make your own music and you will be able to read and/or read the music you make.

Warmly,

Ms. Wilder

Notes and Rests Reminder Sheet

Bonus Challenge Video

In the video below, they are introducing the quarter rest to you.

This is what the quarter rest looks like.

You can make a Shhh sound or you can do what we did in class when we cam across a quarter rest and put your hands to the side and move them once for each quarter rest, if you would like.

In the video below, it will be helpful for you to review what the half note looks like and the value of it or how many beats it gets.

Also, tn the video, they use To -e to count and/or say the half note, but, if you could, please just say a long Ta. Remember in class how we would say Ta and place our hand on one of our shoulders and then, go down our arm while we continue to say Ta until we get to our hand? Please do this for the half note in this video, if you could please. Thank you!

Round and Round, We Must Go – Singing Game

For the drum part rhythm, please note that Ti is actually Ta and is a quarter note.

Please note that Ti-Ki is actually a pair of eighth notes or Ti-Ti.

Please note that Ti Ti-Ki is actually a quarter note or Ta and a pair of eighth notes or Ti-Ti.

Please note that improv or improvisation means that you can play whatever rhythm you would like to play during this time.

Epo I Tai Tai E – A Body Percussion Singing Game from New Zealand

La Bamba – Mexican Folk Song

Experiencing Syncopation

Syncopation means that the notes do not always fall on the steady beat.

Che Che Koolay

Clapping A Rhythm To The Sugar Plum Fairy Song From The Nutcracker

Bim Bum – A Clapping Game Song

I found a cute clapping game song titled Bim Bum, which will be so much fun to you and your child and/or children to sing and clap to. The tricky part is that it keeps getting faster and faster. Can you sing along and clap the rhythm as the song gets faster and faster? I feel certain that you can!

Introduction to Rhythm Reading – Ta’s and Ti Ti’s

THIS VIDEO FOCUSES ON NOTES AND RESTS.

THE EIGHTH NOTE

The next note you will learn is the Eighth Note.

Please click on the link below to access the lesson information.

https://iblog.dearbornschools.org/musicblog/wp-admin/post.php?post=286&action=edit

Dear Families,

We have been working often this year on learning these notes in our music classes and were working so hard in class. I know that you will continue your learning of making and reading music in this new way. Please feel free to email me any questions you might have.

Warmly,

Ms. Wilder

Lesson Two

CONTINUING LEARNING THE WHOLE NOTE, HALF NOTE, AND QUARTER NOTE

Assignment

Please put together whole notes, half notes, and quarter notes into different combinations to equal four.

For example:

This example uses four quarter notes. Please add them up together and you will get four.

Another example:

LEARNING THE WHOLE NOTE, HALF NOTE, AND QUARTER NOTE

This video focuses on learning the following notes:

The Whole Note, which gets 4 counts each.

The Half Note, which gets 2 counts each.

The Quarter Note, which gets 1 count each.

Lesson One