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Note and rest values level 2
Drag the labels to the correct places. When you are ready, use the 'Mark' button to see if you're right.
Discussion points
- What is the difference between a note and a rest?
- What does the position of a note on the staff/stave tell us?
- Do you notice a pattern in the number of beats each note/rest lasts for?
Teaching tips:
Use this activity to aid understanding and practise recalling musical notes and rests. Guidance is available to further knowledge before independent work. Guidance is available to further knowledge before independent work.
Stem sentences:
'A note that lasts for 3 beats is called a _____ _____ ____.'
'1/4 beat of silence is called a _________ ____.'
Explore 'Musical dimensions vocabulary level 1' and 'Musical terms vocabulary level 1' to develop and build musical vocabulary.
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