NotePlayMusicNote & Rest Values
Practise note and rest durations in crotchet beats, including dotted notes and silence in complete simple bars.
Learning objectives
- Know how many crotchet beats a semibreve lasts.
- Compare the length of a minim, crotchet, and quaver.
- Count crotchet, minim, quaver, and semibreve rests in complete bars.
- Understand how a dot changes a note's value.
Worksheet
How many crotchets are there in a semibreve?
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How many crotchet beats does a minim last?
Answer: ______________________
How many quavers make up one crotchet beat?
Answer: ______________________
A dot placed after a note adds half of that note's original value.
Answer: ______________________
In this 4/4 bar, how many crotchet beats are silent?
Answer: ______________________
In this 3/4 bar, how many crotchet beats does the rest last?
Answer: ______________________
How much of one crotchet beat is the rest in this 2/4 bar?
Answer: ______________________
How many crotchet beats are silent in this complete 4/4 bar?
Answer: ______________________
Answer Key
- 4 — A semibreve lasts for four crotchet beats.
- 2 — A minim lasts for two crotchet beats.
- 2 — Two quavers make up one crotchet beat.
- True — A dot adds half the note's original duration: a dotted minim lasts two plus one crotchet beats.
- One — The crotchet rest z lasts one crotchet beat; the other three beats are sounded.
- Two beats — The minim rest z2 lasts two crotchet beats; the final note takes the third.
- Half — The quaver rest z lasts half a crotchet beat, the same length as each note in this bar.
- Four — The semibreve rest fills this 4/4 bar with four crotchet beats of silence.
1. How many crotchets are there in a semibreve?
2. How many crotchet beats does a minim last?
3. How many quavers make up one crotchet beat?
4. A dot placed after a note adds half of that note's original value.
5. In this 4/4 bar, how many crotchet beats are silent?
💡 Count only the rest, not the sounding notes. Compare the rest with the first note.
6. In this 3/4 bar, how many crotchet beats does the rest last?
💡 The note at the end occupies one beat of the three-beat bar. What remains for the rest?
7. How much of one crotchet beat is the rest in this 2/4 bar?
💡 The bar has four equal quaver positions. Two quavers make one crotchet beat.
8. How many crotchet beats are silent in this complete 4/4 bar?
💡 There are no sounding notes. Count all the crotchet beats in the 4/4 bar.