Music theory worksheet · Note values
The Note Value Tree
Each row of the tree lasts four beats. Count the notes in every row, then finish the sentences.
- Grade level
- Grades 2–3
- Time
- About 15 minutes
- Topic
- Note values
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- Naming whole, half, quarter and eighth notes, Knowing how many beats each note gets, Adding note values, Seeing how notes divide in half
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Use the tree to finish each sentence with a number.
- 1. 1 whole note lasts as long as half notes.
- 2. 1 half note lasts as long as quarter notes.
- 3. 1 quarter note lasts as long as eighth notes.
- 4. 1 whole note lasts as long as quarter notes.
- 5. 1 whole note lasts as long as eighth notes.
Words on this sheet
Whole notesHalf notesQuarter notesEighth notes
Teacher tip
Fold a strip of paper in half, then in half again, to show how one whole note splits into two halves and four quarters. Then fill in the tree.
How to use it
- Point out the three clues: is the head filled in, is there a stem, is there a flag or a beam?
- Keep a note value chart on the wall while kids work.
- End by clapping, singing or playing something from the sheet, so the page turns back into music.
Watch for
Thinking a bigger-looking note is always longer. The whole note has no stem at all.
Talk about it
- Which note lasts the longest? Which is the shortest?
- How did you figure that out?
Take it further
Have kids write a note addition problem for a partner.
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