Music Theory for Kids - Notes, Basic Elements, Worksheets - Free Printable

Let’s go step by step to fill in the table correctly.

We are given 5 musical notes, and for each one, we need to write:
1. The name of the note
2. How long it lasts (note duration)
3. How many beats it gets

Here’s what each note means:

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First note: Whole Note (looks like an empty oval)
- Name: Whole Note
- Duration: It lasts for 4 beats in common time (4/4 time signature — which is what most beginner worksheets use)
- Beats: 4

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Second note: Half Note (empty oval with a stem)
- Name: Half Note
- Duration: Half as long as a whole note → 2 beats
- Beats: 2

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Third note: Quarter Note (filled-in oval with a stem)
- Name: Quarter Note
- Duration: One quarter of a whole note → 1 beat
- Beats: 1

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Fourth note: Eighth Note (filled-in oval with a stem and one flag)
- Name: Eighth Note
- Duration: Half of a quarter note → ½ beat
- But since we usually count in whole numbers for beginners, we say “half a beat” or sometimes “0.5 beats” — but in simple terms, it’s half a beat. However, in many school worksheets, they expect you to know that two eighth notes = 1 beat, so one eighth note = ½ beat. We’ll write “½” or “half”.

But let’s check: In standard music theory for beginners, when asked “beats”, they often want the number relative to 4/4 time. So:

Eighth note = ½ beat

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Fifth note: Sixteenth Note (filled-in oval with a stem and two flags)
- Name: Sixteenth Note
- Duration: Half of an eighth note → ¼ beat
- Beats: ¼ or “one-quarter”

Again, in beginner contexts, they might accept fractions.

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Now, let’s put this into the table format clearly:

| MUSICAL NOTE | NAME OF MUSICAL NOTE | NOTE DURATION | BEATS |
|--------------|----------------------|---------------------|-----------|
| ○ | Whole Note | 4 beats | 4 |
| 𝅗𝅥 | Half Note | 2 beats | 2 |
| ♩ | Quarter Note | 1 beat | 1 |
| ♪ | Eighth Note | ½ beat | ½ |
| 𝅘𝅥𝅯 | Sixteenth Note | ¼ beat | ¼ |

Wait — actually, looking at the image again, the fourth and fifth notes both have stems and flags — but the fourth has ONE flag (eighth note), and the fifth has TWO flags (sixteenth note). That matches what I said.

Also, note durations can be written as words or fractions — but since the column says “NOTE DURATION”, we can describe it simply.

In many elementary music sheets, they teach:

- Whole note = 4 beats
- Half note = 2 beats
- Quarter note = 1 beat
- Eighth note = ½ beat
- Sixteenth note = ¼ beat

So our answers are correct.

Let me double-check:

✔ Whole note → 4 beats
✔ Half note → 2 beats
✔ Quarter note → 1 beat
✔ Eighth note → ½ beat
✔ Sixteenth note → ¼ beat

Yes, that’s standard.

Final Answer:

| MUSICAL NOTE | NAME OF MUSICAL NOTE | NOTE DURATION | BEATS |
|--------------|----------------------|---------------------|-----------|
| ○ | Whole Note | 4 beats | 4 |
| 𝅗 | Half Note | 2 beats | 2 |
| ♩ | Quarter Note | 1 beat | 1 |
| ♪ | Eighth Note | ½ beat | ½ |
| 𝅘𝅥 | Sixteenth Note | ¼ beat | ¼ |