Family Tree of Notes

ta-aa-a
ta-a

ta-a

ta

ta

te

ta

ta

ta

te

ta

te

ta

ta

Two quavers are usually joined or

beamed together.

te

Mathematical Notes

1.
2.

=
+

3.

4.

Time Signatures

Time Signature contains 2 numbers, one above the other.

3 beats

2 beats

4 beat

The top number tells us the amount of beats in a bar.

Crotchet Beats

A bar is what we use to group the beats into metres.

The bottom number tells us the type of beat.
The 4 below represents crotchet beats, because you need 4

crotchets to make a semibreve.

Time Signatures
2 crotchet beats in a bar (duple metre)

3 crotchet beats in a bar (triple metre)

4 crotchet beats in a bar (quadruple

metre)
which stands for
also written as:common time.

Rhythm Pattern Sample

ta

ta

ta - a

ta

ta

ta

ta

te ta

ta

ta - a

ta

ta a a
-a

ta

te

ta

ta - a

ta - a ta