Rhythm - quarter note and half note - lesson 1

• Muziek
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t
• Leerjaar 1

Rhythm

Nederlands	Engels
Melodie
Ritme
Klappen
Tellen (znw)
Tellen (ww)

Melody

Rhythm

To clap

To count

Beats

What is the English translation of the word: ritme?

What are we going to learn this lesson?

At the end of the lesson I...

...know the difference between melody and rhythm

...know what a measure is

...know what a quarter note and a half note are

Can you answer this question?

Melody

Rhythm

High and low notes put behind each other

Long and short notes put behind each other

Difference between melody and rhythm

Melody

High and low tones played after each other.

The hight on the note stave tells us how high the note is. The higher it is written, the higher the tone is. 

Rhythm

Long and short notes played after each other. 

The look or appearance of a note tells us how long or short we should play a note. A note can be black, transparant, with or without a stick. 

Rhythm: long and short notes

Remember Smoorverliefd? We also played long and short notes. 

The short notes were black.

The long notes were white.

Rhythm: long and short notes

But how long does a note last exactly? How do you know how long or how short a note should be played?

We count the beats of the note. 

Example:

                 A black note with a stick lasts 1 beat

                 The rhythm name of this note is a quarter note                

                 So, we say: A quarter note lasts 1 beat            

Rhythm: long and short notes

Another example is the half note. This note is transparant and lasts two beats. 

                  Quarter note

                  1 beat

                  Half note

                  2 beats

How many beats is this note?

1. 1 beat
2. 2 beats

How many beats is this note? 

1. 1 beat
2. 2 beats

How many beats do we see in total?

1. 1 beat
2. 2 beats
3. 3 beats
4. 4 beats

How many beats do we see in total?

1. 1 beat
2. 2 beats
3. 3 beats
4. 4 beats

How many beats do we see in total?

1. 1 beat
2. 2 beats
3. 3 beats
4. 4 beats

How many beats do we see in total?

1. 1 beat
2. 2 beats
3. 3 beats
4. 4 beats

Rhythm: measures

To organise all these beats, we write notes in blocks of (usually) four beats.

These blocks are called measures.

You can also have 3 beats in a measure or 6 or even 12! 

But we well mostly be working with 4 beats per measure.

       

                  Quarter note

                  1 beat

                  Half note

                  2 beats

measure

Look at this measure. There is a note missing. Which note should go where the question mark (vraagteken) is? 

There are four beats in one measure.

1. 
2. 

Look at this measure. There is a note missing. Which note should go where the question mark (vraagteken) is?

There are four beats in one measure.

1. 
2. 

Look at this measure. There is a note missing. Which note should go where the question mark (vraagteken) is?

There are four beats in one measure.

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Look at this measure. There is a note missing. Which note should go where the question mark (vraagteken) is?

There are four beats in one measure. 

1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 

Game: Which of these rhythms?

Can you explain to someone else the difference between rhythm and melody?

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Could you tell someone else how many beats are in a quarter- and half note and how you can place them in a measure? 

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