Musical Notes and Time Value
Musical Notes and Time Value
and
Time Values
Musical Notes and Time Values
Objectives: To be able to identify the various musical notes and time values.
To know and understand the relationship between the musical notes.
To be able to write musical notes with stem on the staff in the right direction.
Objectives
• To be able to identify the various musical
notes and time values.
• To know and understand the relationship
between the musical notes.
• To be able to write musical notes with stem on
the staff in the right direction.
While the placement of notes on the staff
indicates the pitch, the duration of the note
(how long note is held) is determined by the
note value.
A Semibreve or Whole note is drawn as an open
round note.
Stem
Notehead
= =
1 Semibreve 2 minims or 4 Crotchets or
or Whole note half notes Quarter notes
= =
1 minim or 2 Crotchets or 4 Quavers or
half note Quarter notes Eighth notes
8 Semiquavers or
Sixteenth notes
Stem directions for musical notes
on the stave
Stems extend downward on the left side when the
note appears on or above the 3rd line of the staff.