Rhythm
Meter
Counting rhythms with words.
Rests
Counting rhythms
100

Name the note that receives one beat.

Quarter Note

100

How many beats per measure are in 4/4 time?

4

100

What do we say to count a quarter note?

Ta

100

What rest gets one beat?

Quarter Rest

100

How would you count 4 quarter notes in 4/4 time?

1 2 3 4

200

Name the note that receives 4 beats.

Whole Note

200

How many beats are in 6/8 time?

6

200

What do we say to count a rest?

Shh

200

What rest gets 4 beats?

whole rest

200

In 4/4, how would you count:

quarter note, quarter rest, quarter note, quarter note 

1 shh 3 4

300

Name the note that receives 2 beats.

Half Note

300

What does the top number of the time signature mean?

How many beats per measure.

300

What do we say to count 2 8th notes beamed together?

Ti-Ti

300

What rest gets 2 beats?

Half rest

300

In 3/4 how would you count:

quarter note, 2 eighth notes beamed together, quarter note

1 2 and 3

400

Name the note that gets 4 sounds to a beat or is 1/4 of a beat alone.

Sixteenth note

400

What does the bottom number of the time signature mean?

What kind of note you are counting as the beat.

400

What do we say to count four 16th notes beamed together?

Ti-Ka-Ti-Ka

400

What rest gets 1/2 beat?

Eighth rest

400

In 4/4 how would you count:

quarter note, half rest, 2 eighth notes beamed together

1 shh -- 4 and

500

Name that note that gets 3 sounds to a beat.

Triplet

500

What note gets the beat in 3/4 meter?

A quarter note.
500

What do we say to count 3 notes beamed together?

Tri-pl-et

500

Which rest looks similar to the number 7?

Eighth rest

500

In 4/4 how would you count:

quarter note, half note, quarter note

1 2 - 4

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