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: 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.
Activity
Phil Tulga

Phil Tulga: Counting Music: How Music Is Counted and Measured

For Students 3rd - 8th
This fun interactive counting activity is great for students to create their own rhythms. Students can use 4/4, 3/4 or 2/4 meters to input and listen to their own rhythms instantly.