Practice using fractions to understand note values, rests, and time signatures in simple rhythms.
Read each problem carefully. Count the beats in each measure and show your work in the space provided.
Counting beats with notes, rests, and measures
Music - Grade 4-5
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In 4/4 time, a whole note lasts 4 beats. What fraction of a whole note is one quarter note?
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In 4/4 time, a half note lasts 2 beats. What fraction of a 4-beat measure does one half note fill?
- 3
A measure in 4/4 time has one quarter note, one quarter rest, and one half note. How many beats are in the measure?
- 4
In 3/4 time, how many quarter-note beats are in each measure?
- 5
In 2/4 time, a measure has two quarter notes. Is the measure complete? Explain your answer.
- 6
In 4/4 time, which rhythm fills exactly one measure: A) four quarter notes, B) three quarter notes, or C) five quarter notes?
- 7
In 4/4 time, two eighth notes equal one quarter note. What fraction of a whole note is one eighth note?
- 8
In 4/4 time, a measure has four eighth notes and one half note. How many beats are in the measure?
- 9
In 3/4 time, a measure has one half note and one quarter note. Is the measure complete? Explain your answer.
- 10
In 4/4 time, write the missing number of beats: one dotted half note equals 3 beats, so it fills ___/4 of a measure.
- 11
In 4/4 time, a measure has one quarter note and one half note. How many more beats are needed to complete the measure?
- 12
The bottom number in 4/4 time is 4. What kind of note gets one beat?
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In 6/8 time, the top number 6 means there are 6 eighth-note beats in each measure. How many eighth notes fill one measure?
- 14
In 4/4 time, compare these note values: one half note or two quarter notes. Which lasts longer, or are they equal?
- 15
Create one complete measure in 4/4 time using at least two different note or rest values. Write the beat values and explain why your measure is complete.