Grade 1: Rhythms and Note values (i)
Note Values
A note can be played quickly, or it can be held for a long time. It has different note values.
These are common note values:
Quavers can be grouped together to form a crotchet beat. You join two quavers like this:
A quaver can also be grouped with two semiquavers to form a crotchet beat. You join them like this:
or 
Four semiquavers can be grouped together to form a crotchet beat.
Can you fill in the examples below, with just the note “C”, so that there are 4 beats in each group?
Can you fill in the examples below, with just the note “G”, so that there are 3 beats in each group?
