Labeling Rhythms

• Past - Notes and their values

• Present - Labeling rhythms

• Future - Counting and performing rhythms accurately

• Each beat of music gets a count

• In 4/4 time, you have 1 - 2 - 3 - 4

• Notes are labeled by the beat they start on

• (Beat 3 was left blank on purpose - learn about rests on slide 8)

This is what it will look like in written music, not a chart.

• The beat a note starts on will be marked with a regular-sized number

• For each beat the note is held, the count will be labeled with a small, super-script number

This is what it would like like in written music instead of a chart.

• Remember, silence is as important as sound in music!

• Rests are labeled using the same numbers as notes, but with (parentheses) around them.

Here is an example of how to label rests in written music.

• Label notes using numbers for the beat they start on

• Use smaller numbers to show the beats held for longer notes

• Use (parentheses) around numbers to show rests

Do your best to answer the remaining examples.

If you have questions, be sure to add them as a comment on your Google Classroom assignment.