Name: ___________________________ Grade & Section: _________________ Date: ___________

Topic: Musical Symbols and Concepts

Learning Competencies & Code:

1. identifies the values of the notes / rests used in a particular song

Concept/Short Input:

In music, you always must move in time because it is made up of patterns of sounds moving

in time. Meaning, the notes and rests has time value which are presented by beats in measures.

Combining the notes and rests in making rhythmic patterns is interesting. Here, the way of

showing their value is by putting rhythmic number below each note. This is one of many methods in

music education to establish understanding values of notes and rest to particular songs.

Example:

Time Signature Symbol Name of Note/ Rest Count/Value

Half note two counts (1 2)

Half rest two counts but silence

Quarter note one count (1)

Quarter rest one count but silence

Eighth note ½ count (1 &)

Eighth rest ½ count (1 &) but silence

Sixteenth note ¼ count (1 e n d)

Sisteenth rest ¼ count (1 e n d) but silence

Table 1

The time signature are usually utilized in music with march tempo. Sometimes, early

Filipino composers used this tempo in their folksong renditions. This time signature has two counts in

a measure while quarter note receives one beat.

Let’s try body percussion by following the instructions below:

1. In steady beat, say “Zzzzz” sound for half note.
2. Stamp a foot in quarter notes.
3. Clap the hands in eight notes.
 4. Tap the belly in sixteenth notes.

As you see, the rests are left blank because these are rhythmic patterns designated not to play

but still part of rhythmic counting. For further understanding, watching video from this link is

advised: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHxVoGTdymY

Try this song below. Rhythmic numbers are written to show the value of each note.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_30PYr64ew

Another time signature that count 3 quarter notes to each bar which often-used to give you a

waltz feel is . The value of the notes and rests are counted as shown in table 2.
Time
Symbol Name of Note/ Rest Count/Value
Signature
Dotted Half Note three counts (123)

Dotted Half Rest three counts (123) but silence

Half Note two counts (1 2)

Half Rest two counts but silence

Quarter Note one count (1)

 Quarter Rest one count but silence

Eighth Note ½ count (1 &)

Eighth Rest ½ count (1 &) but silence

Sixteenth Note ¼ count (1 e n d)

Sixteenth Rest ¼ count (1 e n d) but silence

Table 2

Let’s practice body percussion by following the instruction.

1. In steady beat, say “Zzzzz” sound for half notes.
2. Stamp a foot in quarter notes.
3. Clap the hands in eight notes.
4. Tap the belly in sixteenth notes.
5. Use the music passage below

Develop your understanding and interest in time signature through this link.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=th1wAvcCybM).

"Moon River" is a song composed by Henry Mancini showing three beats in a measure while
quarter receives one beat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2gRoJlvZhY. Please start at 42 seconds of this video.

The time signature also known as common time. The value of notes and rest showed in
table 3.

Time Signature Symbol Name of Note/ Rest Count/Value

 Whole Note four counts (1234)
Whole Rest four counts (1234) but silence

Half Note two counts (1 2)

Half Rest two counts but silence

Quarter Note one count (1)

Quarter Rest one count but silence

Eighth Note ½ count (1 &)

Eighth Rest ½ count (1 &) but silence

Sixteenth Note ¼ count (1 e n d)

Sisteenth rest ¼ count (1 e n d) but silence

Table 3
In four-four time, there are four beats in a measure, quarter note receives one beat. To

understand further, please watch video on this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bt1BF1PC2k.

Let’s practice the body percussion.

1. In steady beat, say “Zzzzz” sound for whole notes and half notes.

2. Stamp a foot in quarter notes.

3. Clap the hands in eight notes.

4. Tap the belly in sixteenth notes.

5. Use the music passage below

The popular song Beauty and the Beast was composed by Alan Menken as a sound track for

one of the immortal tune of all time. Do you see the simple arrangement of notes and rests? Do you

think the modesty of it did make the song popular? Study the musical score below.
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ubC5TXlwjI

On the other hand, time signature resembles counting of beats that are explained in table 4.

Time
Symbol Name of Note/Rest Count/Value
Signature
Dotted Half Note six counts (123456)

Dotted Half Rest

six counts but silence
Half Note four counts (1234)

Half Rest four counts but silence

Dotted Quarter Note three counts (123)

Dotted Quarter Rest three counts but silence

Quarter Note Two counts (12)

Quarter Rest Two counts but silence

Eighth Note one count

Eighth Rest one count but silence

Sixteenth Note ½ count (1 &)

Sixteenth Rest ½ count but silence

Table 4
 In time, the beats are six in a measure while eighth note receives one beat . For further
discussions about the topic, please go to this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXSW6LdIIuw.

Let’s practice body percussion.

1. In steady beat, say “Zzzzz” sound for half notes and quarter notes.
2. Clap the hands in eighth notes.
3. Tap the belly in sixteenth notes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vv-BfVoq4g

Activity 1
Draw or write the appropriate answer in each column.
Time Signature Symbol Name Value
1. 2 beats

2. Whole Note 4 beats

3. 3 beats
Eighth Note 4.

5. Dotted Quarter Note 1 ½ beat

6. 2 beats
Dotted Quarter Note 7.
 8. Sixteenth Rest ¼ beat
Quarter Rest 9.
10. 1 ½ beat

Activity 2
Write the name and value of the encircled music symbols of the song “Are you sleeping
brother John”.

Name of symbol Value

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
Activity 3 (Activity for students who have cellphone or computer).

Follow the instruction.

1. Select a song of your choice below.

1.1 Magtanim ay di-biro for two-four ( );

1.2 Moon River for three-four ( );

1.3 Beauty and the Beast for four-four ( ); and

1.4 Perfect for six-eighth time signature ( ).

2. Let a family members play the music and sing the song while you are doing a

synchronized body percussion from the examples given above.

3. Steady beat must be applied at all-time and thus include poise and confidence to

complete the performance.

4. With the help of your family member, record a video of yourself playing the body
percussion. Submit to your teacher using the FB Messenger, Gmail, LMS, Google
Classroom or any platform that your teacher requires you.
5. This rubric below will be the teachers guide in giving you a score.

Rubric for Rhythmic Body Percussion

Group Advance Very Proficient Proficient Developing Beginning
Name 50 45 40 35 30
performed the performed performed performed demonstrate
song correctly steady beats, steady beats, mostly out of very few
with steady used used rhythmic understanding
beats, used appropriate appropriate values, about of values of
appropriate body body parts but body parts notes and notes and rests
parts in all got lapses in 1- but got lapses rests
measures beyond 2 measure/s in 3-4
expectations measures
Reference:

The 21st Century MAPEH in Action

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHxVoGTdymY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_30PYr64ew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2gRoJlvZhY. start at 42 sec.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ubC5TXlwjI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Bt1BF1PC2k
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXSW6LdIIuw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vv-BfVoq4g

Prepared by: RODOLFO II M. OSORNO, Ed. D

BPE 315