Rhythm Reading

How do you read the bottom rhythm?

• 1 - 2 & 3 & 4 -

• 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

• 1 & 2 & 3 - 4 &

• 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

How do you read the top rhythm?

• 1 - 2 - 3 & 4 - 5 & 6 -

• 1 - 2 & 3 - 4 &

• 1 trip- let 2 & 3 triplet 4 -

• 1 & 2 - 3 & 4 -

How do you read the bottom rhythm?

• 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

• 1 - 2 - 3 -

• 1 - 2 & 3 -

• 1 - - & 3 -

How are these two rhythms read simultaneously?

• 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

  1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

• 1 & 2 & 3 - 4 -

  1 - 2 - 3 & 4 &

• 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 -

  1 & - & 3 & - &

• 1 & 2 & 3 - 4 - | 1 - 2 - 3 & 4 &

Which line has syncopation in it?

• Both

• Top

• Bottom

• Neither

How do you read the top line?

• 1 - - & 3 -

• 1 - 2 & 3 -

• 1 - - - - - -

• 1 - - - 3 - 4 -

How do you read the bottom line?

• 1 - - & 3 -

• 1 - - - 3 - 4 -

• 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

• 1 & - & 3 -

What is the time signature of this example?

• 4

  4

• 3

  4

• 2

  2

• 5

  16

What are the possible time signatures of this measure?

• 3

  4

• 4

  4

• 6

  8

• 5

  16

A whole note in 4-4 has how many beats?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 12