Week 7

What is the difference between STRONG and WEAK Beats?

• STRONG BEATS have muscles and WEAK BEATS don't

• STRONG BEATS are louder than WEAK BEATS

• STRONG BEATS are taller than WEAK BEATS

• STRONG BEATS sound better than WEAK BEATS

TRUE or FALSE: STRONG BEATS always begin on the first beat of a measure.

• TRUE

• FALSE

RHYTHMS are...

• PATTERNS of big and small SHAPES and COLORS

• PATTERNS of high and low NOTES and RESTS

• PATTERNS of long and short SOUNDS and SILENCES

• PATTERNS of fast and slow WEAK and STRONG beats

Answer explanation

RHYTHMS are PATTERNS of long and short SOUNDS and SILENCES in time! Remember that RHYTHMS are the patterns of sounds that go on top of the STEADY BEAT!

BEATS live in bunches, and are organized into ____________________

• Boxes

• Houses

• Measures

• Cups

There are measures of....

• 2, 3, and 4

• 5, 6, and 7

• 8, 9, and 10

• 1, 2, and 3

Answer explanation

BEATS live in groups called MEASURES, which are the way BEATS are organized. They can be organized in MEASURES of 2, 3, and 4, and they each sound and feel different!

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True or False: You can find STEADY BEATS everywhere in life.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

STEADY BEATS never stop or change! You can hear examples of STEADY BEATS everywhere in life, such as when you are in the car and hear the windshield wipers are 'SWISHING'!