OpenStax
Open Stax: Catherine Schmidt Jones: Duration: Notes Lengths in Written Music
Read everything there is to know about the basics of notes. From their durations, their shapes and their stems, you will learn how notes are used in music.
Music Theory
Music theory.net: Rest Duration
A wonderful resource for teachers and students! Gives examples and explanations of rests and how they affect the sound of a musical piece. Simple illustrations and explanations make this animated site easy to follow.
Music Education
Learning to Read Music: Types of Notes
Learn about the different types of notes in music--the whole note, half note, quarter notes, eighth note, and sixteenth note--and listen to midi files of music samples.
Other
Music Fundamentals
This is like a music theory textbook online. It includes great explanations and assignments, although there is not a way to check your completed assignments. It begins with the basics and goes through triads. Midi files are included.
Other
The Basics of Reading Music
This site is an overview of how to read music. The basics of notation such as note and rest values, the names of lines and spaces of both treble and bass clefs, etc. are covered. Includes downloadable audio files.
Music Education
Introduction to Reading Music: Types of Notes
A tutorial for beginners learning to read music.
Other
Dr. Brian Blood: Music Theory and History Online
An exhaustive resource with everything concerning music theory. From ear training to music history, this site covers it all.
Music Education
Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting
Apply basic knowledge of reading music by counting beats and reading notes. Here are some simple lines of music which incorporate different types of notes and patterns in common time.
Music Education
Learning to Read Music: Basic Counting, Part 2
Beginning musicians can practice reading notes and counting beats using this resource that also provides several lines of music with different types of notes, rests, and time signatures.
Other
Music Theory First Aid for Struggling Students
This site provides music theory information on such topics as rhythm, intervals, scales, chords, etc. Also, there is a fine section which describes the basic concepts of form and structure.
Other
Guitar Land: Music 10: Note Values and Rhythms
An overview of the value of notes. Includes many examples of rhythms and tempos.
Music Theory
Music theory.net
An online beginning music theory and ear training site. This site is for students to use at home to reinforce what they learn in class.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Musical Notation Notes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introductory lesson on the five types of notes - whole, half, quarter, eighth, and sixteenth. It gives a visual representation of the note values compared with other note values and...
Other
Music Concepts Online: Notation: Basic Rhythm and Pitch
This site looks at rhythm, terms and concepts, which include rhythm, score, note (parts of and kinds), rests, tie. Great information.
PE Central
Pe Central: Classroom Teacher Integrated: Note Bowling
Students familiar with musical notes and their values can participate in "note bowling." The simple physical activity described at this website can take place in both gym class and in music class.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Dividing Notes
Students create an altered musical melody by dividing fractions. They compute the value of notes in terms of fractions and make their sum equal to the time signature.
Phil Tulga
Phil Tulga: Counting Music: How Music Is Counted and Measured
This fun interactive counting activity is great for students to create their own rhythms. Students can use 4/4, 3/4 or 2/4 meters to input and listen to their own rhythms instantly.