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Hey there! Do you hear that sound? It’s a metronome! A metronome is a cool tool that helps musicians keep a steady beat when they play music. Let’s learn more about music and instruments together!
Before we start a rock band, we need to learn about musical notes. Today, we’re going to talk about quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes. Each of these notes also has a rest, which means a little bit of silence in the music.
A quarter note lasts for one beat. You can hear it between one tick and the next of the metronome. When there’s no sound, that’s called a rest. The quarter note rest is just as important as the note itself!
Next, we have the half note. It looks like a quarter note, but its head is not filled in. A half note lasts for two beats, which is like two quarter notes. The half note rest is a little hat shape that means silence for two beats.
Finally, there’s the whole note. It lasts for four beats, which is like four quarter notes or two half notes. The whole note rest looks like an upside-down hat and means silence for four beats.
Let’s learn about the eighth note and the sixteenth note. These notes also have rests.
An eighth note is like a quarter note but with a little bracket. It lasts for half a beat, so two eighth notes equal one quarter note. The eighth note rest is a little squiggle that means silence for half a beat.
A sixteenth note is even shorter, lasting for a quarter of a beat. Four sixteenth notes equal one quarter note. It has two brackets, and its rest looks like the eighth note rest but with an extra bracket.
Now, let’s explore some string instruments. These instruments make sounds when their strings are played.
Wind instruments make sounds when you blow air into them. They can be made of wood or metal.
Percussion instruments make sounds when you hit them with your hands or drumsticks.
Did you enjoy learning about musical instruments? Keep exploring and have fun with music!
Rhythm Clap Game: Gather your friends or family and play a rhythm clap game. One person claps a rhythm using quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes, while others try to repeat it. You can also include rests by pausing your claps. Take turns creating rhythms and see who can come up with the most interesting one!
Instrument Sound Hunt: Go on a sound hunt around your home or school to find objects that can make sounds similar to different musical instruments. For example, you can use a rubber band stretched over a box to mimic a guitar string or blow across the top of a bottle to create a flute-like sound. Try to create your own little band using these homemade instruments!
Music Note Art: Create a piece of art using musical notes and rests. Draw quarter notes, half notes, whole notes, and their rests on a piece of paper. Then, color them in and decorate the page with pictures of your favorite instruments. Share your artwork with your class and explain what each note and rest represents.
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Do you hear that?
What is that?
That’s the metronome.
The metronome is a musical device used to keep time in music. The ticking sound helps musicians maintain a consistent rhythm while playing.
That’s so cool!
Can we start a rock band now?
We have to take it slow. First, we need to learn the musical notes. Today, I want to tell you about quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes. Each of these notes also has a rest beat, which we will discuss too.
Look, this is the quarter note, and it lasts for one beat. We hear the quarter note between one tick and the next of the metronome.
The first thing we need is an instrument to make the quarter note sound. Do you want to try it out with an electric guitar?
Let’s go for it!
Look how I’m playing at the same rate as the metronome.
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I have a question: Why do we see that when there’s no sound?
That is the rest note for the quarter note. Rest notes are just as important as sound notes and also last a certain amount of time.
Should we try it again?
What did you think of the quarter note and its rest note?
Now I’m going to explain the half note.
This is the half note. It’s the same shape as the quarter note, but if you look closely, you will see that the head is not black.
How else are they different?
Instead of lasting one beat like the quarter note, it has two beats. Basically, one half note equals two quarter notes.
Let’s take a look.
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So when we see that little hat during complete silence, it’s a half note rest, right?
That’s right!
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This one here is a whole note. It is equal to four quarter notes and two half notes.
Wow, it lasts for a really long time!
Yes, it has four beats. Listen closely.
Get ready because I’m also going to show you the rest beat.
Now I see that the rest note is the same as the half note rest but inverted.
That’s it!
Did you understand everything?
Yep! The quarter note lasts one beat, and so does its rest. The half note lasts two beats, as does its rest note.
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The whole note and its rest note last four beats. Great!
Today, I want to tell you about the eighth note and sixteenth note. Each one of these notes also has a rest beat, which we will talk about too.
Look, this is the eighth note. It’s like the quarter note but has a bracket.
How else are they different?
An eighth note is played half as long as the quarter note, meaning one quarter note equals two eighth notes.
That’s it!
When two eighth notes appear together, they can also be represented like this.
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Let’s listen to it with my guitar.
So that note we see when we don’t hear anything is the eighth note’s rest, right?
That’s right!
And this one here is the sixteenth note, which is equal to half of an eighth note. If we add up four sixteenth notes, it will equal one quarter note.
The shape of the sixteenth note is like the eighth note but has another bracket.
It’s really short, right?
Yes, it’s really short.
Look here.
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Now I get it! I see that the sixteenth note rest is like the eighth note rest but with another bracket.
That’s it!
Did you get everything?
Yes! The quarter note and its rest last one beat, the eighth note and its rest last a half beat, and the sixteenth note and its rest last a fourth of a beat. Well done!
Hey friends, today I’m going to teach you about string instruments. Are you coming along?
The instruments in this family have different strings, and when they are played, we hear different music notes.
Do you want to see some string instruments?
Let’s go for it!
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The guitar is a six-string instrument used a lot in flamenco music.
This is what it sounds like.
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The electric guitar is used a lot in rock music.
Listen to its sound!
Wow, I love how it sounds!
The violin has four strings. The musician places it under their chin and plays by strumming the strings with a bow.
Have you heard how it sounds? It is really soft and nice.
The cello is an instrument belonging to the violin family and is also played with a bow.
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What a beautiful sound!
The ukulele is a small guitar with four strings. In Hawaii, they play it with the hooligan.
Do you know what it sounds like?
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It sounds great!
That harp has up to 39 strings, and they produce sound when plucked by the musician’s fingers.
Silence.
We are going to listen to how it sounds.
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The piano is the exception; inside it has 230 strings that are hit by hammers under the keys. It is one of the most important instruments and is also considered a percussion instrument.
[Applause]
Wow, I want to learn how to play the piano like that!
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Let’s review the instruments we learned about today:
– Guitar
– Electric guitar
– Violin
– Cello
– Ukulele
– Harp
– Piano
Great!
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Hello friends! Today I’m going to teach you about wind instruments.
Do you want to know more about them?
The instruments in this family need air to make sounds. There are two types: those made of wood and those made of metal.
Now let’s have a look at them.
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The transverse flute can be made of gold or silver. Formerly, it was made of wood, so it belonged to the woodwind family of instruments.
This is how it sounds.
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The clarinet is a woodwind instrument. Did you know it is used in a lot of jazz music?
[Applause]
Wow, I love how it sounds!
The trumpet is the smallest of the brass wind instruments. In the past, they used it at the palace to signal the arrival of kings and queens.
Attention! Here is its sound.
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The saxophone is a woodwind instrument used in jazz because of its relaxing sound.
Listen to its sound!
I want to learn to play the saxophone and become a jazz star!
The trombone is a brass wind instrument. It has a rod that moves back and forth to change the note or the sound it makes.
It sounds awesome!
The tuba is the biggest of the brass wind instruments, and it is the deepest as well.
Silence.
We are going to listen to how it sounds.
It sounded really great!
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Let’s review the instruments we learned about today:
– Transverse flute
– Clarinet
– Trumpet
– Saxophone
– Trombone
– Tuba
Great!
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Hey friends! Today I’m going to teach you about percussion instruments.
Do you want to know more about them?
To make sounds with instruments in this family, you have to hit them with your hands or drumsticks. They are all unique and come from very different countries.
Do you want to see some percussion instruments?
Let’s take a look!
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The drum set includes the snare drum, bass drum, and cymbals. We see this instrument a lot in rock music.
Let’s have a listen!
That was amazing! What an awesome beat!
This is an instrument with a drum head that you hit to make different beats. The drum comes from African tribes.
Listen to its sound!
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Wow, I love how it sounds!
The xylophone is an instrument with plates. When you hit them, different notes are played.
Have you ever heard it before? It has a very relaxing and nice sound.
The cymbals are two flat metal circles that make a sound when they are hit together.
We are going to listen to them now.
The maracas are usually played in sets of two. They are used in music with a Latin beat. This instrument originated in Venezuela and Colombia.
Ready for the maracas?
They sound great!
The triangle has this name due to its shape. To make it sound right, we have to grab it with only two fingers.
Listen to its sound!
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Let’s review the percussion instruments we learned about today:
– Drum set
– Drum
– Xylophone
– Cymbals
– Maracas
– Triangle
Fantastic!
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