Rhythm Notes

Rhythm Notes

The duration of quarter, eighth, sixteenth, half, and whole notes

• The systematic arrangement of musical sounds, principally according to duration and periodic stress

• ​Generally means a movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions

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​Rhythm

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• In 4/4 time, a Quarter Note gets 1 beat

• If we are in 4/4 time, then you count it as 1, 2, 3, 4

• In 4/4 time, the quarter note is known as the big beat​

Quarter Note

Multiple Choice

In 4/4 time, how many beats does a Quarter Note get?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• In 4/4 time, an Eighth Note gets half of a beat

• If we are in 4/4, then you count it as 1 &. 2 &, 3 &, 4 &

• In 4/4, the first half of the counting is known as the big beat

• The &'s are known as the off-beats​

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​Eighth Note

Multiple Choice

In 4/4 time, how many beats does an Eighth Note get?

• 1

• Half of 1

• Quarter of 1

• Third of 1

• In 4/4 time, a Sixteenth note gets a quarter of a beat

• If we are in 4/4 time, then you count it at 1 E & A, 2 E & A, 3 E & A, 4 E & A

• In 4/4 time, the first quarter of the sixteenth note is typically on the big beat

• The E & A are on the off-beats​

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Sixteenth Note

Multiple Choice

In 4/4 time, how many beats does a Sixteenth Note get?

• 1

• Half of 1

• Quarter of 1

• Third of 1

• In 4/4 time, a Triplet is 1 beat long

• ​If we are in 4/4 time, then you count it as Tri-Pa-Let

• There's no one correct way to count a Triplet

• A Triplet can be put anywhere on a beat in the measure​

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Triplet

Multiple Choice

In 4/4 time, how many beats does a Triplet get?

• 2

• 1

• 4

• 3

• In 4/4 time, a Half note gets 2 beats

• If we are in 4/4 time, then you count it as 1 . 3 .

• In 4/4 counting, the half note is typically on the big beats​

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Half Note

Multiple Choice

How many beats does a Half Note get?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• In 4/4 time, a whole note gets 4 beats

• If we are in 4/4 time, then you would count this as 1 . . .​

• In 4/4 time, the whole note is typically on the big beat​

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Whole Note

Multiple Choice

How many beats does a Whole Note get?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

• A Quarter Note gets 1 beat

• An Eighth Note gets half of a beat

• A Sixteenth note gets a quarter of a beat

• A Triplet gets 1 beat

• A Half note gets 2 beats

• A whole Note gets 4 beats

• Rhythm can be place anywhere in the measure on any beat

• Must equal the amount of beats in the time signature​

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