

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Time Signatures - 
 
Time signatures appear at the
The top number indicates the number of beats per measure.
beginning of a piece of music
music. They are made up of two The bottom number indicates which note will get one beat.
numbers. A quarter note (  ) = 1 beat

In  time there are four beats in each measure. A half note (  ) = 2 beats
A whole note (  ) = 4 beats
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1. Clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.


               
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4


2. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

                
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


3. Write a  time signature after the clef sign.
Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

       
     
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


4. Write a  time signature after the clef sign.
Write in the count below the notes.

                  
Draw the missing bar lines.

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ______ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


5. Write in the count below the notes and add the missing barlines.

             
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Rests
Rests are used in music to indicate silence.

A quarter rest (  ) = 1 beat


A half rest (  ) = 2 beats
A whole rest ( ) = 4 beats        
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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1. Practice drawing quarter rests by tracing over the outlines.


Draw four quarter rests in each blank measure.



  
2. Draw two half rests in each blank measure.

3. Draw one whole rest in each blank measure.

  

    
4. Write the count below the rests.

          
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


5. Write the count below the notes and rests, then clap and count the rhythm out loud.

                
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

     
6. Write the count below the notes and rests, then add the missing bar lines.

    
      
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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Notes and Rests

A quarter note (  ) = 1 beat A quarter rest (  ) = 1 beat

Complete these exercises.
A half note (  ) = 2 beats A half rest (  ) = 2 beats
Make sure each measure contains four beats.
A whole note (  ) = 4 beats A whole rest ( ) = 4 beats
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1. Each measure in the next two exercises is missing one rest.

Complete each measure by adding the appropriate rest.

   
     
A

     
B      

  
2. This song is missing bar lines. Fill in the missing barlines

            

3. Some of the measures in this song are missing a rest. Complete each measure by adding the appropriate rest.
Remember, some measures are complete.

      
    

4. Fill in the missing rests. Some measures are missing more than one rest.

              
 
     


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Stems
Stems are used to help determine what It is important to draw stems on the proper side of the
rhythmic value a note will have. By adding a notehead and draw them in the proper direction. Notes
stem to an open notehead you change the that appear on or above the middle staff line have
value of the note from a whole note to a half downward stems drawn on the left side of the notehead.
Notes that appear below the middle staff line have upward

 
stems drawn on the right side of the notehead.
„=4 Ó=2
   
 
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  
1. Practice drawing stems by adding the proper stem to each notehead.

            

  
        
2. Practice drawing stems by adding the proper stem to each notehead.


   

 
3. Some of these stems are drawn incorrectly. Circle the incorrect stems.

          
   

    

4. Some of these stems are drawn incorrectly. Circle the incorrect stems.

      
  

5. Some of these notes are missing stems. Add stems where needed.

  
Make sure that each measure has four beats.

       

 
6. Some of these notes are missing stems. Add stems where needed.
     

Make sure that each measure has four beats.

 
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Time Signatures - 
 
 In  time there are three beats in each measure.
The quarter note gets one beat. A quarter note (  ) = 1 beat
Rhythmic values A half note (  ) = 2 beats
A dotted half note (  ) = 3 beats
The dotted half note gets three beats.  = 3 beats
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1. Clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

            
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3

   
2. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

        
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


3. Write a  time signature after the clef sign.

  
  
  
Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.
  
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


4. Write a  time signature after the clef sign. Write in the count below the notes. Draw the missing bar lines.

       
 

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

5. Write in the count below the notes and add the missing barlines.

       
     
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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Eighth Notes
The rhythmic value of an eighth notes is one half
of a beat. Eighth notes may be written with a flag or Use a plus sign (+) when writing the count for
a beam. If an eighth note appears by itself, it will eighth notes.
have a flag. If two or more eight notes appear in
   

a row, they will often be beamed together.
       
    
flag beam
eighth 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
notes spoken: one and two and three and four and
________________________________________________________________________________


1. Clap the rhythm while counting out loud.

     

1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 + 3 4 1 2 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 4

2. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.


                   
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

3. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.

    
             
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

           
4. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.

    
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

5. Write in the count below the notes and then add the missing barlines.

       
     
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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Time Signatures - 
 
 In  time there are two beats in each measure.
The quarter note gets one beat.
An eighth note ( ) = 1/2 beat
Rhythmic values A quarter note (  ) = 1 beat
A half note (  ) = 2 beats
________________________________________________________________________________

1. Clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

             
1 2 1 + 2 + 1 2 1 2 1 2 + 1 2

    
2. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

         
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

3. Write a  time signature after the clef sign.
Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

            
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___


4. Write a  time signature after the clef sign. Write in the count below the notes. Draw the missing bar lines.

           
    
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

        
5. Write in the count below the notes and add the missing barlines.
          
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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Eighth Notes and Eighth Rests

The rhythmic value of an eighth rest is one half Use a plus sign (+) when writing the count for
of a beat. eighth notes and eighth rests.

   
An eighth rest (  ) = 1/2 beat
    
An eighth note (  ) = 1/2 beat 1 + 2 + 3 4 +
spoken: one and two and three four and
________________________________________________________________________________

       
1. Clap the rhythm while counting out loud.

              
1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 3 + 4 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 4

            
2. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.

     
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

                    
3. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.

    
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

4. Some eighth notes are missing their flags or beams. Draw the missing flags and beams.

           
 
5. Write in the count below the notes and then add the missing barlines.

                 

___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

             

6. Some eighth notes are missing their flags or beams. Draw the missing flags and beams.

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