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Rhythm Pizza
Learning whole note, half note, quarter note, dotted half
note, eighth note patterns through a yummy pizza model
The Whole note Pizza
• A WHOLE NOTE HAS 4
BEATS IN IT.
• The meaning of ‘Whole’
is ‘Full’. Similarly, a full
Pizza is also a whole
pizza.
• A ‘Whole note’ is also
called a ‘Semibreve’
• We beat out a whole note
Lets cut the Pizza in HALF!
• A HALF NOTE HAS 2 BEATS IN
IT.
• When we cut the Pizza in to two
equal pieces, we get 2 halves. So
when we break a hole note into 2
equal pieces we get a half note in
each piece.
• A ‘Half note’ is also called a ‘Minim’
• We beat out a half note like this:

Ta-a
Lets cut the Pizza again!
• A QUARTER NOTE HAS 1
BEATS IN IT.
• When we cut the Pizza in to 4 equal
pieces, we get 4 QUARTERS. So
when we break a hole note into 4
equal parts or 4 quarters.
• A ‘Quarter note’ is also called a
‘Crotchet’
• We beat out a quarter note like this:

Ta
Lets cut the Pizza again!
• A DOTTED HALF NOTE HAS 3
BEATS IN IT.
• When we cut the Pizza in to 4 equal
pieces, and remove 1 piece, we get an
interesting shape. This is also known
as 3 quarters of a pizza.
• A ‘Dotted half note’ is also called a
‘Dotted Minim’
• We beat out a dotted half note like
this:

Ta-a-a
Lets cut the Pizza again!
• A EIGHTH NOTE HAS 1/2
BEATS IN IT.
• When we cut the full Pizza in to 8
equal pieces, we get 8 pieces. So
when we break a hole note into 8
equal parts or 8 quaver notes.
• A ‘Eighth note’ is also called a
‘Quaver’
• We beat out a quarter note like this:

Ti-Ti Ti-Ti
Lets eat some Pizzas!

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