Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Duration: Notes Lengths in Written Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Read everything there is to know about the basics of notes. From their durations, their shapes and their stems, you will learn how notes are used in music.
Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Types of Notes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the different types of notes in music--the whole note, half note, quarter notes, eighth note, and sixteenth note--and listen to midi files of music samples.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Musical Notation Notes

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introductory lesson on the five types of notes - whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth. It gives a visual representation of the note values compared with other note values and...
Website
Other

The Basics of Reading Music

For Students 9th - 10th
This site is an overview of how to read music. The basics of notation such as note and rest values, the names of lines and spaces of both treble and bass clefs, etc. are covered. Includes downloadable audio files.
Article
Other

Music Concepts Online: Notation: Basic Rhythm and Pitch

For Students 9th - 10th
This site looks at rhythm, terms and concepts, which include rhythm, score, note (parts of and kinds), rests, tie. Great information.
Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting

For Students 3rd - 8th
Apply basic knowledge of reading music by counting beats and reading notes. Here are some simple lines of music which incorporate different types of notes and patterns in common time.
Handout
Music Education

Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting, Part 2

For Students 3rd - 8th
Beginning musicians can practice reading notes and counting beats using this resource that also provides several lines of music with different types of notes, rests, and time signatures.