MIS VA Music Session 12: Sixteenth Notes

Beamed Sixteenth Notes

Four Sounds on One Beat

with Ms. A. Eaddy

Purpose

The purpose of this lesson is to provide an opportunity for students to READ & RECOGNIZE, sing, play, create, and move to sixteenth note rhythms.

SC Career and College Ready Standards

• Artistic Processes: Performing-I can perform a variety of music with fluency and expression.

• Anchor Standard 4: I can play instruments alone and with others.

• GM.P.NH.4.1 - I can use music notation to play instruments.

  GM.P.NH.4.3 - I can identify rhythmic notation.

Keyword(s): Sixteenth Notes

Dividing each beat into four equal parts.

What is a sixteenth note?

• A sixteenth note is worth 1/4 of a beat.

• Four sixteenth notes equal one beat.

• A sixteenth note has two flags.

• You can connect sixteenth notes using two beams.

Connections (Math): How can we find the fractional names of the notes?

• Let's start with a whole note and use a piece of paper to represent that. Fold it in half, making half notes.

• Fold it again, making quarters. (4 parts, each is 1/4th)

• Fold it again and count the parts. (You have 8 sections, 1/8ths)

• Fold the paper one more time. (There are 16 or 1/16th of the original whole!)

Multiple Select

Does this pattern contain sixteenth notes?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Does this pattern contain sixteenth notes?

• Yes

• No

Sixteenth Note Samba

• Tap or pat the steady beat with the song.

• Pay attention to how the sixteenth notes are counted in the song.

• Play or echo the rhythms played on the conga drums.