Musical Instruments
Pitch
Notes
Rhythm
Music Math
100
This woodwind instrument is played by holding it sideways and blowing into an aperture hole.
A Flute
100
This has 5 lines and 4 spaces to put notes on.
Staff
100
This type of note receives 1 beat of sound
Quarter Note
100
This rest looks like a squiggly line.
quarter rest
100
One quarter note plus one quarter note.
2 beats
200
This instrument has four strings and comes originally from Portuguese immigrants in Hawaii.
The Ukulele
200
These are the letters in the musical alphabet.
ABCDEFG
200
This type of note receives 4 beats of sound
Whole note
200
This rest looks like a top hat
Half Rest
200
One half note plus one half note.
4 beats
300
This instrument comes in many different colors. It is a long tube that plays one pitch depending on how long or short it is.
A Boomwhacker
300
This is the note on the 3rd space of the treble clef.
C
300
This note receives 2 beats of sound
Half Note
300
This rest looks like a hole in the ground
Whole Rest
300
One quarter note plus one half note.
3 beats
400
This percussion instrument is made of metal bars, is played by a set of rubber mallets, and is shaped like a piano keyboard.
The Xylophone
400
This is the 2nd line on the Treble Clef
G
400
This note receives 1/2 of a beat.
Eighth note
400
Speak This Beat
Ta Ta Ti-Ti Ta
400
One quarter note plus one whole note
5 beats
500
This instrument is a percussion and a string instrument. It's sounds are created by small hammers hitting the strings inside. It has 88 buttons that are pressed and 3 pedals to control the sound.
The Grand Piano
500
Challenge! This note is just below the first line of the treble clef.
D
500
Two of these notes equal one beat of sound
Eighth Notes
500
Speak this beat
Ti-Ti Ta (rest) Ta
500
One half note plus one whole note.
6 beats
600
This instrument is one that you carry with you all the time. It can make pitches high and low. It needs to be warmed up for the best sound possible. This instrument sounds different depending on each musician who uses it.
The Voice!
600
This is the word for two notes being played at once.
Harmony
600
This note is worth 1 and a half beats.
Dotted Quarter Note
600
On the board write this rhythm:
Ti-Ti (rest) Ta-a
Two eighth notes, quarter rest, half note
600
One dotted quarter note plus one dotted quarter note.
3 beats