Mastering Cut Time Rhythms

In cut time, how many beats does a half note receive?

• 1 beat

• 2 beats

• 3 beats

• 4 beats

When counting in cut time, which note value often represents one beat?

• Whole note

• Half note

• Quarter note

• Eighth note

If you see a quarter note in cut time, how should you count it?

• As 1 beat

• As 1/2 of a beat

• As 2 beats

• As a syncopated rhythm

How would you count two eighth notes in cut time?

• "1 and"

• "1 e and a"

• "1"

• "1 2"

What is the equivalent of one measure of 4/4 time in cut time?

• One measure of 2/2 time

• Two measures of 2/2 time

• Half a measure of 2/2 time

• Four measures of 2/2 time

In cut time, how would you count a dotted half note?

• 1 beat

• 1.5 beats

• 2 beats

• 3 beats

When counting sixteenth notes in cut time, how many would fit into one beat?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 16

If a measure in cut time contains four quarter notes, how should they be counted?

• "1 2 3 4"

• "1 and 2 and"

• "1 e and a 2 e and a"

• "1 and a 2 and a"

In cut time, a whole note is held for how many beats?

• 1 beat

• 2 beats

• 4 beats

• 8 beats

How would you subdivide a beat in cut time when counting eighth notes?

• By counting "1 e and a"

• By counting "1 and 2 and"

• By counting "1 and"

• By counting "1 2 3 4"