Rhythm Stuff

Beat
Steady succession of rhythmic units
Rhythm
the arrangement of sound
over time.
Meter
patterns of stressed and unstressed beats which organize most music
Time Signature
a symbol which explains how many beats are in each measure and what will represent each beat
How about some examples?
9
4
7
16
2
8
15
1
3
2
How many beats per measure?
What represents each beat?
5
3
4
7
9
2
1
5
Try it like this:
There are
in each measure
5
Ready to try again?
triangles
How about some serious stuff?
Note Value
Think of it like the bottom of a fraction.
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
8
1
16
hint:
hint:
1
1
1
2
1
4
1
8
hint:
hint:
1
16
rests=silence
notes=sound
Which note had this number on the bottom of its fraction?
What numbers can be in a time signature?
Let's try to count some rhythms.
What's the Time Signature?
How many beats per measure?
What represents each beat?
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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How High do you count?
What do you count?
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