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Learn to read music · How to read rhythm: note values, rests, dots and ties

Rhythm counting worksheet

Write the count under each note: the beat's number on the beat, “&” halfway through it, and “e” and “a” on the quarters either side of the “&” (“1 e & a”). 12 bars, all from the guide; the answers print on a second page. Sheet 17.

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Then play it. A drill of the same rhythms: each card is two bars to tap on any key after a count-in, counting as you go, and every tap is marked early, late or in time.

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Answers: rhythm counting worksheet, sheet 17

  1. 12e&3412
  2. 1&234123a4
  3. 123123&
  4. 12a3412&&4
  5. 123&41e&a234
  6. 1341&&34

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