The document discusses how musical notes have value based on their duration compared to other notes. It explains how the nursery rhyme "Mary Had a Little Lamb" can be written using absolute values or relative values to represent the length of each note. Relative values provide a simpler way to notate the rhythm and duration of notes in a song.

11. Yes, we give a note a value that is determined by how longit lasts compared to other notes

12. Let’s try to write “Mary Had a Little Lamb” using absolute values

13. Ma ry had a tle lamb lit tle lamb lit 3 1 2 2 2 2 4 2 2 4

14. COMPLICATED…

15. LET’S TRY RELATIVE VALUES

19. NOW let’s try to write “Mary Had a Little Lamb” using what we learned...

21. That’s how we write music !

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