ClassX Video Lessons Youtube Channel Smile and Learn English Musical Notation – Educational Videos about Music for kids
Have you ever wondered how musicians keep the beat when they play music? They often use a special tool called a metronome. A metronome makes a ticking sound that helps musicians keep a steady rhythm. It’s like a musical clock that helps everyone stay in time!
Before we can start a rock band, we need to learn about musical notes. Let’s talk about some important notes: quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes. Each of these notes also has a special silent moment called a rest.
A quarter note lasts for one beat. Imagine you hear a tick from the metronome; that’s one beat. When you play a quarter note, it fits perfectly between two ticks. To make a quarter note sound, you need an instrument, like an electric guitar. Try playing along with the metronome to keep the beat!
But what happens when there’s no sound? That’s called a rest. A quarter note rest is just as important as the note itself and also lasts for one beat.
Next, let’s learn about half notes. A half note looks like a quarter note, but its head is not filled in. A half note lasts for two beats, which means it’s as long as two quarter notes. When you see a little hat symbol, that’s a half note rest, and it also lasts for two beats.
Now, let’s talk about whole notes. A whole note is equal to four quarter notes or two half notes. It lasts for four beats, which is quite a long time in music! The rest for a whole note looks like an upside-down hat and also lasts for four beats.
There are even more notes to discover! Let’s look at eighth notes and sixteenth notes.
An eighth note is like a quarter note but has a little bracket. It lasts for half a beat, so two eighth notes fit into one quarter note. When you see two eighth notes together, they can be connected by a line. The rest for an eighth note is a small symbol that also lasts for half a beat.
A sixteenth note is even shorter than an eighth note. It lasts for a quarter of a beat, which means four sixteenth notes fit into one quarter note. The shape of a sixteenth note is similar to an eighth note but has an extra bracket. Its rest is also a tiny symbol with an extra bracket.
Now you know that quarter notes and their rests last for one beat, eighth notes and their rests last for half a beat, and sixteenth notes and their rests last for a quarter of a beat. Great job learning about musical notes!
If you enjoyed learning about music notes, there are many more videos to explore. Keep watching and have fun with music!
Make Your Own Metronome: Create a simple metronome using household items. Take a plastic cup and fill it with a small amount of rice or beans. Cover the top with a piece of paper and secure it with a rubber band. Shake the cup to create a steady beat. Try playing along with your homemade metronome using a simple instrument like a drum or even clapping your hands. Can you keep the beat with quarter notes, half notes, and whole notes?
Note and Rest Hunt: Go on a musical scavenger hunt around your home or classroom. Look for objects that can represent different musical notes and rests. For example, a spoon could be a quarter note, a pencil could be a half note, and a book could be a whole note. Arrange these objects to create a simple rhythm pattern. Clap or play the pattern using your voice or an instrument. Can you include rests in your pattern by pausing at the right times?
Rhythm in Nature: Take a walk outside and listen to the sounds around you. Can you hear any rhythms in nature, like the chirping of birds or the rustling of leaves? Try to mimic these natural rhythms using your voice or by tapping on your legs. Think about how these rhythms might be represented using musical notes and rests. Can you create a short song inspired by the sounds you hear?
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript, removing any unnecessary elements and making it clearer:
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[Music]
**Speaker 1:** Do you hear that?
**Speaker 2:** What?
**Speaker 1:** The metronome.
**Speaker 2:** What’s that?
**Speaker 1:** The metronome is a musical device used to keep time in music. The ticking sound helps musicians maintain a consistent rhythm while playing.
**Speaker 2:** That’s so cool! Can we start a rock band now?
**Speaker 1:** 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 talk about too.
**Speaker 1:** Look, this is the quarter note. It lasts for one beat. We hear the quarter note between one tick and the next of the metronome.
**Speaker 2:** What do we need to make a quarter note sound?
**Speaker 1:** We need an instrument. Do you want to try it out with an electric guitar?
**Speaker 2:** Let’s go for it!
**Speaker 1:** Look how I’m playing at the same rate as the metronome.
[Music]
**Speaker 2:** I have a question. Why do we see that when there’s no sound?
**Speaker 1:** 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?
**Speaker 1:** 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 has the same shape as the quarter note, but if you look closely, you’ll see that the head is not black.
**Speaker 2:** How else are they different?
**Speaker 1:** Instead of lasting one beat like the quarter note, it has two beats. Basically, one half note equals two quarter notes.
[Applause]
**Speaker 1:** So when we see that little hat during complete silence, it’s a half note rest, right?
**Speaker 2:** That’s right!
[Music]
**Speaker 1:** This one here is a whole note. It is equal to four quarter notes and two half notes.
**Speaker 2:** Wow, it lasts for a really long time!
**Speaker 1:** Yes, it has four beats. Get ready because I’m also going to show you the rest beat. The rest note is the same as the half note rest but inverted.
**Speaker 2:** Did you understand everything?
**Speaker 1:** Yep! The quarter note lasts one beat, and so does its rest. The half note lasts two beats, as does its rest note.
[Music]
**Speaker 1:** The whole note and its rest note last four beats. Great! Now I want to tell you about the quarter note, eighth note, and sixteenth note. Each of these notes also has a rest.
**Speaker 1:** Look, this is the eighth note. It’s like the quarter note but has a bracket. An eighth note is played half as long as the quarter note, meaning one quarter note equals two eighth notes.
**Speaker 2:** Got it!
**Speaker 1:** When two eighth notes appear together, they can also be represented like this.
[Music]
**Speaker 1:** The note we see when we don’t hear anything is the eighth note’s rest, right?
**Speaker 2:** That’s right!
**Speaker 1:** 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.
**Speaker 2:** It’s really short, right?
**Speaker 1:** Yes, it’s really short. Now I see that the sixteenth note rest is like the eighth note rest but with another bracket.
**Speaker 2:** Did you get everything?
**Speaker 1:** Yes! The quarter note and its rest last one beat, the eighth note and its rest last half a beat, and the sixteenth note and its rest last a fourth of a beat. Well done!
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[Music]
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