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Quarters and halves
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Real rhythms mix long and short notes.
Quarter notes move with the beat. Half notes stretch over two beats.
One beat each, then two beats each.
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Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star mixes them.
Sing the first line. Its first six notes are quarter notes, and the seventh, on star, is a half note.
In the first line of Twinkle, Twinkle, which note lasts two beats?
Read the ovals and count the beats.
Filled oval: one beat. Hollow oval: two beats, so keep counting before the next tap.
Count one, two, three, four in each half of the line. Tap only where a note starts.
Two quarter notes last as long as one half note.
That is why they can swap places without changing how long the rhythm lasts.
How many beats do one half note and two quarter notes last?
You can read quarters and halves together.
What you learned
- Rhythms mix one-beat quarter notes and two-beat half notes.
- Two quarter notes last as long as one half note.
- Count every beat, and tap only where a note starts.
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