Count Note Letters from Start to End
Count note-letter positions, including the starting and ending letters.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 1Count Note Letters, Layer Sounds, and Plan Movements
Count note letters, find beats with two voices, mark group starts, and count time for holding and moving.
Before you begin
- Follow letter sequences; count inclusive ranges and grouped pulses.
Choose by skill rather than age alone. Read with an adult when useful, revisit a lesson, or explore another grade.
Follow the lesson sequence
Find Beats with Both Voices
Count labeled beats on which both planned voices sound.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 2Mark the First Beat in Each Group
Mark the first pulse of each group while keeping all pulses evenly spaced.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 3Count Time for Holding and Moving
Add the counts for holding a shape and tracing a small path.
About 20 minutes, plus any extended practice
Open lesson 4Review and transfer
After the lessons, try 4 new review cases and a practical task. Each answer has an explanation and a link back to the related lesson.
Open the unit reviewGuest answers are temporary. Keep your own paper or document; this unit does not certify completion or record a school grade.
Topic references
- National Core Arts Standards artistic-process topic reference: framework reference — Intervals, Layers, Accents, and Movement Counts
These references informed the topic selection. They do not certify complete standards alignment.