THE NOTES, REST

AND MEASURE
SIGNATURE
 What is Notes?

Notes are the characters used on the staff as symbols of a

musical sound. A note shows the length (or time value) the
pitch of tones.
 PARTS OF A
NOTE:
 Hook- a short line written at the
end of the stem, it is also
called flag.
 Stem- is a vertical line written at
the left or right side of a
note head
 Stem on left
 Stem on the right
 Head
 Open note head
 Closed note head
 KINDS OF
NOTES

Whole Note- is an open

note head with a relative
time value of 4 beats.
Half Note- is an open note head
with a stem and a relative time
value of 2 beats
Quarter Note- is a closed note
head with a stem, and a relative
time value of 1beat
Eight Note- is a closed note
head with a stem, one hook or
flag and a relative time value of
½ beat
Sixteenth Note- is a closed note
head with a stem, two hooks or
flag and a relative time value of
1/4beat.
KINDS OF
NOTES
 THE REST
A rest is a musical character
used on the staff to indicate
silence in music. Each kind of a
note has a corresponding kind
of rest. The form of rest
determines its relative time
value.
 THE MEASURE
SIGNATURE

A measure is the space between two

bars. A bars is a vertical line on the
staff. A measure is composed of two
or more consecutive beats, marked
by one or more accents. Measure
signature is a numeral sign found at
the beginning of a piece of music.
 Measure signature is a
numeral sign found at the
beginning of a piece of music.
SIMPLE FORMS OF
HAND MOVEMENT
 DOWN-UP- THE 1 S T
BEAT IS DOWN, AND
THE 2 N D BEAT GOES UP.
THIS HOLDS TRUE IS
2/4 AND C.
 Down-right –up- the
1 s t beat is down, the
2 n d beat is right or
outward, and the 3 r d
beat goes up. This
holds true in ¾ and
3/8.
 Down- left- right- up-
the 1 s t beat goes left or
inward, the 3 r d beat goes
right or outwards, and
the fourth beat goes up.
This holds true in 4/4,
and common time C.
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