Music note meanings

Whole Note, Half Note, Quarter Note, Eighth Note, and corresponding rRest symbols

Music 825: I'm Gonna Have to REST After This NOTE - School Fails

In music, a rest simply means don't play. Note that each rest is a different shape in order to represent a given note. You would not play for the time value of the note the rest represents.

Aside from an appreciation for music, I have no other knowledge of it or possess any talent myself. My son's music teacher’s “tee tee tah” lesson on music notes had my son trying to teach me, though. His curiosity became mine too. To help him learn the names of the music notes and practice some math, I designed this fun activity. Download the music measure mat, cheat sheet, and notes/rests cards here. The objective? See how many different combinations of notes can be used to create a measure…

Music Symbols

Just starting out in music theory? Learning the names of all the notes is one of the first things you should study. Here's our cheat sheet of their...

Have you ever come across the word “crotchet” in music terminology and were really confused on what it means? Or maybe you’ve been stumped by “thirty-second note” and “quarter rest.” Our guess? You have been getting musical terminology from the U.S. mixed in with musical terminology from the U.K.