The Half Note

Lesson 2/41 | Study Time: 5 Min
Course: Harmonica for Kids
The Half Note

The Half Note

This symbol is a half note.
It lasts for two counts.
There are only two half notes in one bar of * time.

The Half Rest

A black box sitting on the middle line of the staff is
called a half rest.
It means two counts of silence.

This song is four bars long. It contains half notes, using the notes C, D and E as well as a half rest.

This song mixes half and quarter notes. It ends with three counts of silence (a half note rest plus a quarter note rest).

Traditional French

This song is eight bars long. Each bar has been numbered.

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1- INTRODUCTION 2- An Easy Way to Know Which Hole to Play 3- The Note D 4- The Half Note 5- The Note F 6- The Note G 7- Staccato 8- How Much Air to Use 9- The Three Four Time Signature 10- The Hand Tremolo 11- The Whole Note 12- Parts of the Harmonica 13- Playing Chords on Purpose 14- When to Breathe 15- How to Play a Hand Tremolo 16- The Trill 17- The Lead-In (or Pickup) 18- Now You Try It! 19- Note to Teachers: "Key of C" Harmonica 20- How to Hold the Harmonica 21- What to Do with Your Nose 22- How to Make Sounds on the Harmonica 23- How to Read Music 24- Music Notes 25- A Lip Lesson 26- The Note C 27- The Musical Alphabet 28- Two Ways of Playing Notes 29- How to Play "Chords" on the Harmonica 30- Bars 31- A Warning to Beginning Harmonica Players and Their Teachers 32- Double Bar Line 33- Low Sounds, Middle Sounds, High Sounds 34- The "Pucker" Method of Playing Notes 35- Same Holes, Different Sounds 36- Hordes of Chords 37- Playing Notes on Hole Number 1 38- Playing a Note on Hole Number 2 39- The Note Middle C 40- Playing Other Notes 41- Notes We Will Use

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