Absolutely! Let’s solve this “Beat It — Musical Maths” worksheet step by step. The key is to understand how many
beats each musical note represents.
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## 🎵 Standard Note Values (in 4/4 time):
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Whole Note (○) = 4 beats
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Half Note (𝅗𝅥) = 2 beats
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Quarter Note (♩) = 1 beat
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Eighth Note (♪) = 0.5 beats (or ½ beat)
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Dotted Quarter Note (♩.) = 1.5 beats (quarter + half of a quarter)
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✔ Left Side: Count the Beats to Solve the Equations
We’ll go line by line:
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1. ○ + ♩ =
→ 4 + 1 =
5
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2. ♪ + ♩ + =
Wait — looks like there’s a typo or missing symbol. But based on visual, it’s likely:
♪ + ♩ + ♩
→ 0.5 + 1 + 1 =
2.5
*(Note: If the third symbol was meant to be something else, but visually it matches a quarter note.)*
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3. ♩. + ♩ =
→ 1.5 + 1 =
2.5
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4. ♩ + ♩ + ♩ =
→ 1 + 1 + 1 =
3
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5. 𝅗𝅥 + 𝅗𝅥 + 𝅗𝅥 =
→ 2 + 2 + 2 =
6
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6. ♪ + ♩ + 𝅗𝅥 =
→ 0.5 + 1 + 2 =
3.5
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7. ♩. + ○ + ♩ =
→ 1.5 + 4 + 1 =
6.5
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8. ○ + ♩ + ♪ + ♪ =
→ 4 + 1 + 0.5 + 0.5 =
6
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9. ♩. + ♪ + ○ + ♩ =
→ 1.5 + 0.5 + 4 + 1 =
7
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✔ Left Side Answers Summary:
1.
5
2.
2.5
3.
2.5
4.
3
5.
6
6.
3.5
7.
6.5
8.
6
9.
7
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✔ Right Side: Write an Equation Using Music Notes to Equal Each Number
We need to create equations (combinations of notes) that add up to the given numbers.
Let’s find one possible combination for each:
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= 4
→
○ (whole note)
*OR* →
𝅗𝅥 + 𝅗𝅥 (two half notes)
*OR* →
♩ + ♩ + ♩ + ♩ (four quarter notes)
✔ Simplest:
○
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= 2
→
𝅗𝅥 (half note)
*OR* →
♩ + ♩
✔ 𝅗𝅥
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= 5
→
○ + ♩ (4 + 1)
✔ ○ + ♩
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= 3
→
♩ + ♩ + ♩
*OR* →
♩. + ♩ (1.5 + 1.5? Wait — ♩. is 1.5, so 1.5 + 1.5 = 3 → two dotted quarters)
✔ ♩ + ♩ + ♩ or
♩. + ♩.
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= 4.5
→
○ + ♪ (4 + 0.5)
*OR* →
♩. + 𝅗𝅥 (1.5 + 2 = 3.5 → no)
Wait — 4.5 = 4 + 0.5 →
○ + ♪
✔ ○ + ♪
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= 6
→
○ + 𝅗𝅥 (4 + 2)
*OR* →
♩ + ♩ + ♩ + ♩ + ♩ + ♩
✔ ○ + 𝅗𝅥
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= 8.5
→
○ + ○ + ♪ (4 + 4 + 0.5 = 8.5)
*OR* →
○ + 𝅗𝅥 + 𝅗𝅥 + ♪ (4 + 2 + 2 + 0.5)
✔ ○ + ○ + ♪
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= 9
→
○ + ○ + ♩ (4 + 4 + 1 = 9)
✔ ○ + ○ + ♩
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= 7
→
○ + 𝅗𝅥 + ♩ (4 + 2 + 1 = 7)
✔ ○ + 𝅗𝅥 + ♩
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✔ Right Side Answers Summary:
1.
= 4 → ○
2.
= 2 → 𝅗𝅥
3.
= 5 → ○ + ♩
4.
= 3 → ♩ + ♩ + ♩
5.
= 4.5 → ○ + ♪
6.
= 6 → ○ + 𝅗𝅥
7.
= 8.5 → ○ + ○ + ♪
8.
= 9 → ○ + ○ + ♩
9.
= 7 → ○ + 𝅗𝅥 + ♩
*(Note: Many combinations are possible — these are just simple, clean examples.)*
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## 🎉 Final Answer Key:
Left Side (Solve the equations):
1.
5
2.
2.5
3.
2.5
4.
3
5.
6
6.
3.5
7.
6.5
8.
6
9.
7
Right Side (Write equations):
1.
○
2.
𝅗𝅥
3.
○ + ♩
4.
♩ + ♩ + ♩
5.
○ + ♪
6.
○ + 𝅗𝅥
7.
○ + ○ + ♪
8.
○ + ○ + ♩
9.
○ + 𝅗𝅥 + ♩
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