Add or subtract musical note values in this educational worksheet, with examples and practice problems.

Worksheet for adding and subtracting musical note values, showing examples with quarter notes, half notes, and rests, with spaces for answers in beats.

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To solve the problem, we need to understand the note values in music notation:

- A whole note (o) is worth 4 beats.
- A half note (d) is worth 2 beats.
- A quarter note (d) is worth 1 beat.

We will calculate each expression step by step.

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Example:

$$
\text{E.g. } \frac{\text{d}}{2} + \frac{\text{d}}{2} + \frac{\text{d}}{1} = 5 \text{ beats}
$$
- Each half note ($\frac{\text{d}}{2}$) is worth 2 beats.
- The quarter note ($\frac{\text{d}}{1}$) is worth 1 beat.
- Calculation: $2 + 2 + 1 = 5$ beats.

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Problem 1:

$$
\text{1. } \text{o} + \text{o} + \text{d} + \text{d} = \_\_\_\_ \text{ beats}
$$
- Each whole note ($\text{o}$) is worth 4 beats.
- Each half note ($\text{d}$) is worth 2 beats.
- Calculation: $4 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 12$ beats.

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Problem 2:

$$
\text{2. } \text{d} + \text{d} + \text{o} - \text{d} = \_\_\_\_ \text{ beats}
$$
- Each half note ($\text{d}$) is worth 2 beats.
- Each whole note ($\text{o}$) is worth 4 beats.
- Calculation: $2 + 2 + 4 - 2 = 6$ beats.

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Problem 3:

$$
\text{3. } \text{o} - \text{d} + \text{d} + \text{d} = \_\_\_\_ \text{ beats}
$$
- Each whole note ($\text{o}$) is worth 4 beats.
- Each half note ($\text{d}$) is worth 2 beats.
- Calculation: $4 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 6$ beats.

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Problem 4:

$$
\text{4. } \text{d} + \text{d} - \text{d} + \text{d} + \text{d} = \_\_\_\_ \text{ beats}
$$
- Each half note ($\text{d}$) is worth 2 beats.
- Calculation: $2 + 2 - 2 + 2 + 2 = 6$ beats.

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Problem 5:

$$
\text{5. } \text{d} + \text{d} + \text{d} + \text{d} + \text{d} - \text{d} = \_\_\_\_ \text{ beats}
$$
- Each half note ($\text{d}$) is worth 2 beats.
- Calculation: $2 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 2 - 2 = 8$ beats.

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Problem 6:

$$
\text{6. } \text{o} - \text{d} + \text{o} + \text{d} = \_\_\_\_ \text{ beats}
$$
- Each whole note ($\text{o}$) is worth 4 beats.
- Each half note ($\text{d}$) is worth 2 beats.
- Calculation: $4 - 2 + 4 + 2 = 8$ beats.

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Final Answers:

$$
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
&1. \ 12 \text{ beats} \\
&2. \ 6 \text{ beats} \\
&3. \ 6 \text{ beats} \\
&4. \ 6 \text{ beats} \\
&5. \ 8 \text{ beats} \\
&6. \ 8 \text{ beats}
\end{aligned}
}
$$

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