Rhythm!

The top number in a time signature tells us...

• What note gets 1 beat

• How many notes there are per measure

• How many measures there are

• How many beats there are per measure

The bottom number of the time signature tells us...

• What note gets 1 beat.

• How many notes there are per measure.

• How many measure there are.

• How many beats there are per measure.

What note gets 1 beat in this time signature?

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What note gets one beat in this time signature?

• Half Note

• Sixteenth Note

• Quarter Note

• Whole Note

What note gets 1 beat in this time signature?

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A _____ gets 3 beats when there is a 4 on the bottom of the time signature.

• Whole Note

• Quarter Note

• Dotted Half Note

• Eighth Note

A _______ gets 1/2 a beat when there is an 8 on the bottom of the time signature.

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A ____ gets 1 1/2 beats when there is a 4 on the bottom of the time signature.

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A _____ gets 1/2 beat when there is a 2 on the bottom of the time signature.

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Select the correct counting for these two measures.

• 1 2 3 4 | 1 + 2 (3) 4 +

• 1(2) 3+ 4 | 1+ 2(3) 4e+a

• 1(2) 3e+a 4 | 1 2 3 4

• 1 2e+a 3| 1e+a 2(3) 4e+a