General Music Rhythm and Symbols

What kind of note or rest gets 1/2 beat?

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How many beams (lines) should be at the top of four sixteenth notes?

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• 2

• 3

• 4

How many beams (lines) should be at the top of two eighth notes?

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• 2

• 3

• 4

How many beats would two eighth notes get?

• 2

• 1

• 1/2

• 4

What does the repeat sign look like?

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What is the purpose of a bar line?

• Repeat back to the first set of repeat signs.

• It ends the song.

• It separates the measures in music.

• It holds the music longer.

What does the Double Bar line look like?

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What is the purpose of the Double Bar line?

• It shows you where to repeat the music.

• It ends the song or movement.

• It shows you where to hold a note longer.

• It separates the measures.

How many pairs of eighth notes would it take to equal 2 beats?

• 8

• 4

• 2

• 5

How many sixteenth notes would it take to equal 1 beat?

• 8

• 4

• 2

• 16