Music theory ABRSM Grade 1: what are notes?

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Lesson 2 Note values

Learn music theory: ABRSM Grades 1&2

Learning objectives

• What is a time signature?

• How many crotchets can we fit in (4/4), (3/4), and (2/4)?

• What is a minim?

• What is a semibreve?

Time signatures

• A time signature is each one of (4/4), (3/4), (2/4), etc…

• They are used to see what notes we can fit in our music!

How many crotchets?

• Remember a crotchet is:

• In a (4/4) we can fit 4 of them

• In a (3/4) we can fit 3 of them

• In a (2/4) we can fit 2 of them

What is a minim?

• The minim is

• Two makes one minim =

So…

• In (4/4) we can fit 4 of these

• Or 2 of these

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What is a semibreve?

• The semibreve is

• Two makes one semibreve =

(4/4)

(3/4)

(2/4)

We have seen• What is a time signature?

• How many crotchets can we fit in (4/4), (3/4), and (2/4)?

• What is a minim?

• What is a semibreve?

• How many minims and semibreves we can fit in each time signature.