8th Grade Homeschool Music

🎵 Music Lesson #2: Note Values & Rhythm

This lesson is designed for self-guided learning. Read each section, press the audio buttons, complete the activities, and finish the quiz.

30–45 minutes Interactive Audio Self-Guided No instrument required
0 of 5 sections completed
1

Learn the Note Values

Click every note card. Then use the audio button to hear what that length sounds like.
Choose a note above to learn about it.
2

Listen & Compare Rhythms

Press each example. Listen to how the same four beats can be divided in different ways.

Pattern A

♩ ♩ ♩ ♩
4 quarter notes

Pattern B

𝅗𝅥 𝅗𝅥
2 half notes

Pattern C

♫ ♩ ♩ ♩
2 eighths + 3 quarter notes
3

Tap Along Challenge

Start the metronome, listen to the steady pulse, and tap the button along with the beat.
Tempo: 80 beats per minute
1
Tap along once the beat starts.
4

Build Your Own 4-Beat Measure

Add notes until the measure equals exactly 4 beats. Then press Play My Rhythm.
Your rhythm will appear here.
0 / 4 beats
5

Quick Quiz & Reflection

Answer all five questions. You may change your answers until you get them right.
Score: 0 / 5

🎉 Music Lesson #2 Complete!

Topic: Note Values & Rhythm

Skills practiced: whole notes, half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, beat counting, listening, rhythm creation, and keeping a steady beat.

Homeschool record suggestion:
Music — Note Values & Rhythm: studied note values, listened to rhythmic examples, practiced steady beat, created and played a 4-beat measure, and completed a rhythm quiz.