This Musical Math Worksheet helps students practice adding the duration of different musical notes and rests to find the total beat count.

To solve this worksheet, we need to know the value of each musical note and rest. In standard 4/4 time:

Note Values:
- Whole note (𝅝) = 4 beats
- Half note (𝅗) = 2 beats
- Dotted half note (𝅗𝅥.) = 3 beats (2 + 1)
- Quarter note (♩) = 1 beat
- Dotted quarter note (♩.) = 1.5 beats (1 + 0.5)
- Eighth note (♪) = 0.5 beats
- Two eighth notes beamed together (♫) = 0.5 + 0.5 = 1 beat

Rest Values:
- Whole rest (𝄻) = 4 beats (but not used here)
- Half rest (𝄼) = 2 beats
- Quarter rest (𝄽) = 1 beat
- Eighth rest (𝄾) = 0.5 beats
- Dotted quarter rest? Not standard — but in the worksheet, “dotted” rests appear. Let’s assume:
- Dotted half rest (𝄼.) = 3 beats
- Dotted quarter rest? Actually, looking at symbols:
- The symbol that looks like a squiggly line with a dot is likely a dotted quarter rest = 1.5 beats
- The plain squiggly line is an eighth rest = 0.5 beats? Wait — let’s clarify based on common usage in such worksheets.

Actually, let’s map the symbols as they appear in the worksheet:

Left Column Symbols:
1. ♩ + ♩. → quarter + dotted quarter = 1 + 1.5 = 2.5
2. ♩. + 𝅗. → dotted quarter + dotted half = 1.5 + 3 = 4.5
3. ♩. + ♩. → 1.5 + 1.5 = 3
4. 𝅝 + 𝅗𝅥. → whole + dotted half = 4 + 3 = 7
5. ♩. + ♪ → dotted quarter + eighth = 1.5 + 0.5 = 2
6. 𝅗𝅥. + → dotted half + two eighths = 3 + 1 = 4
7. ♪ + ♪ → 0.5 + 0.5 = 1
8. ♪ + 𝅝 → 0.5 + 4 = 4.5
9. 𝅗. + ♩ → dotted half + quarter = 3 + 1 = 4
10. ♫ + ♩. → two eighths + dotted quarter = 1 + 1.5 = 2.5

Right Column Symbols:
Let’s identify the rest/note symbols:

Symbol key for right column:
- “9” shape = eighth rest (𝄾) = 0.5
- Rectangle with stem down = half rest (𝄼) = 2
- Rectangle with stem down and dot = dotted half rest (𝄼.) = 3
- Squiggly line = quarter rest (𝄽) = 1
- Squiggly line with dot = dotted quarter rest? But actually, in many worksheets, the “squiggly with dot” is sometimes misused — but let’s check consistency.

Wait — looking again:

In right column:

Row 1: eighth rest (𝄾) + dotted half rest (𝄼.) → 0.5 + 3 = 3.5
Row 2: half rest (𝄼) + quarter rest (𝄽) → 2 + 1 = 3
Row 3: dotted half rest (𝄼.) + dotted half rest (𝄼.) → 3 + 3 = 6
Row 4: half rest (𝄼) + dotted half rest (𝄼.) → 2 + 3 = 5
Row 5: eighth rest (𝄾) + half rest (𝄼) → 0.5 + 2 = 2.5
Row 6: dotted half rest (𝄼.) + half rest (𝄼) → 3 + 2 = 5
Row 7: eighth rest (𝄾) + eighth rest (𝄾) → 0.5 + 0.5 = 1
Row 8: half rest (𝄼) + eighth rest (𝄾) → 2 + 0.5 = 2.5
Row 9: quarter rest (𝄽) + eighth rest (𝄾) → 1 + 0.5 = 1.5
Row 10: dotted half rest (𝄼.) + quarter rest (𝄽) → 3 + 1 = 4

But wait — in row 9, the first symbol is a squiggly line without dot — that’s quarter rest (1). Second is “9” shape — eighth rest (0.5). So 1 + 0.5 = 1.5.

In row 10: first symbol is rectangle with stem and dot — dotted half rest (3), second is squiggly line — quarter rest (1) → 3 + 1 = 4.

Now let’s list all answers in order, left column then right column.

Left Column Answers:
1. ♩ + ♩. = 1 + 1.5 = 2.5
2. ♩. + 𝅗. = 1.5 + 3 = 4.5
3. ♩. + . = 1.5 + 1.5 = 3
4. 𝅝 + 𝅥. = 4 + 3 = 7
5. ♩. + = 1.5 + 0.5 = 2
6. 𝅗𝅥. + = 3 + 1 = 4
7. ♪ + ♪ = 0.5 + 0.5 = 1
8. ♪ + = 0.5 + 4 = 4.5
9. 𝅗. + ♩ = 3 + 1 = 4
10. ♫ + ♩. = 1 + 1.5 = 2.5

Right Column Answers:
1. 𝄾 + 𝄼. = 0.5 + 3 = 3.5
2. 𝄼 + = 2 + 1 = 3
3. 𝄼. + 𝄼. = 3 + 3 = 6
4. 𝄼 + 𝄼. = 2 + 3 = 5
5. 𝄾 + = 0.5 + 2 = 2.5
6. 𝄼. + 𝄼 = 3 + 2 = 5
7. 𝄾 + = 0.5 + 0.5 = 1
8. 𝄼 + = 2 + 0.5 = 2.5
9. 𝄽 + = 1 + 0.5 = 1.5
10. 𝄼. + 𝄽 = 3 + 1 = 4

Double-checking:

Left #4: whole note (4) + dotted half (3) = 7 → correct.

Left #6: dotted half (3) + two eighths (1) = 4 → correct.

Right #3: two dotted half rests = 3+3=6 → correct.

Right #9: quarter rest (1) + eighth rest (0.5) = 1.5 → correct.

All calculations verified.

Final Answer:
Left Column:
2.5, 4.5, 3, 7, 2, 4, 1, 4.5, 4, 2.5

Right Column:
3.5, 3, 6, 5, 2.5, 5, 1, 2.5, 1.5, 4