8th Notes Review Lesson

8th Notes

8th notes generally come in pairs and each eighth note gets half of a beat

It takes TWO eighth notes to

equal ONE beat

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Multiple Choice

How many 8th notes are in 1 beat?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

Multiple Choice

How many beats is a single 8th note worth?

• 1

• 1/2

• 8

• 1/8

Counting Eighth Notes

Since it takes TWO 8th notes to equal one beat, we will count the two halves of the beat separately

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Counting Eighth Notes

The first 8th note in a pair ALWAYS gets the number of the beat and the second 8th

note in a pair will be counted as "and"

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Counting Eighth Notes

​Each 8th note pair starts with a number. The second in the pair is counted "and"

​The correct counting for this example is

Counting Eighth Notes

​Each 8th note pair starts with a number. The second in the pair is counted "and". The quarter notes are each worth a full beat and are given a beat count

​The correct counting for this example is

Multiple Choice

What is the correct counting for this rhythm?

• 1 2+ 3 4

• 1 2 3 4

• 1 +2 3 4

Multiple Choice

What is the correct counting for this rhythm?

• +1 2 +3 4

• 1 2 3 4

• 1 2+ 3 4+

• 1+ 2 3+ 4

Multiple Choice

What is the correct counting for this rhythm?

• 1 2 3 4

• 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+

• 1 2+ 3+ 4

• 1+ 2 3 4+

Multiple Choice

What is the correct counting for this rhythm?

• +1 +2 3 4

• 1 2 3 4

• 1+ 2+ 3 4

• 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+

Multiple Choice

What is the correct counting for this rhythm?

• 1+ 2+ 3 4

• 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+

• 1 2 3 4

• +1 +2 3 4

Multiple Choice

What is the correct counting for this rhythm?

• 1 2 3+ 4

• 1 2 3 4

• 1 2 +3 4

• 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+

Multiple Choice

What is the correct counting for this rhythm?

• 1 2 3 4

• +1 +2 +3 +4

• 1+ 2+ 3+ 4+

Multiple Choice

What is the correct counting for this rhythm?

• 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

• 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

• 1 2+ 3 4+ 1 2 3+ 4 1+ 2+ 3+ 4

• 1 2+ 3 4+ 5 6 7+ 8 9+ 10+ 11+ 12

Multiple Choice

On which beat (or part of the beat) is the circled note?

• 3

• the "and" of 3

• the "and" of 2

• 2

Multiple Choice

On which beat (or part of the beat) is the circled note?

• 3

• the "and" of 3

• the "and" of 2

• 2