Rhythm Checkup

Rhythm Check Up

Vocabulary and Symbols

Vocabulary

Important words and definitions related to our study of rhythm

Multiple Choice

What is BEAT?

• the longs and shorts of the notes and rests

• steady recurring pulse

• how fast or slow; the speed of the music

Multiple Choice

What is RHYTHM?

• the longs and shorts of the notes and rests

• steady recurring pulse

• how fast or slow; the speed of the music

Multiple Choice

What is TEMPO?

• the longs and shorts of the notes and rests

• steady recurring pulse

• how fast or slow; the speed of the music

Poll

Which of the previous vocab words do you believe is the sole responsibility of the conductor to set and maintain for the choir?

• Beat

• Rhythm

• Tempo

Important Symbols

Notes, rests, and other important symbols to the topic of rhythm.

Multiple Select

• is worth four beats

• has a stem

• is called a whole note

• is called a half note

Multiple Choice

Which rest is worth four beats?

Multiple Select

An eighth note

(Check ALL that apply)

• has one flag

• can be two notes beamed together

• can be four notes beamed together

• is worth a half a beat

Multiple Choice

The time signature tells us

• How many notes are in each measure

• How many beats are in each measure

• How many measures are in a song

Multiple Choice

How many beats would be in each measure if you saw this time signature?

• 2 Beats

• 4 Beats

• 6 Beats

Poll

Which time signature do you think is the most common?

Multiple Choice

Which rest is worth the same number of beats as this note?

Multiple Choice

These notes are

• four beamed 16th notes

• four beamed 8th notes

• four quarter notes

Multiple Choice

A dotted half note is worth

• 2 beats

• 3 beats

• 4 beats

Multiple Choice

Which rest is worth same beats as this note?

Multiple Choice

How many beats is this rest worth?

• 1 Beat

• 2 Beats

• 3 Beats

Multiple Choice

Musical Math

How many TOTAL beats do the notes and rests add up to?

• 4 Beats

• 6 Beats

• 8 Beats

Poll

What is the most challenging part of our rhythm unit for you so far?

• Vocabulary

• Note names and values (how many beats they're worth)

• Rest names and values (how many beats the'yre worth

• Understanding time signatures