One quarter note equals to 2 eighth notes

Lesson 12: Eighth Notes

An eighth note looks like a quarter note with a flag. If two or more eight notes appear in a row, the eighth
notes are connected with a beam.

j œ œ œ œ œ
quarter note eighth note

œ flag œ J flag
beam
œ œ œ œ beam

j j j j
An eighth note has a value of half of a beat. When writing the counts, use a plus sign (+) for eighth notes.

œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
count: one and two and three and four and
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1. Clap the rhythm of the notes while counting the beats out loud.

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œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ˙
1 + 2 + 3+ 4+ 1 + 2+ 3+ 4 + 1+ 2 + 3+ 4 + 1 + 2 + 3+ 4+

2. Write in the beats below the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

& 43 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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3. Write a 4 time signature after the clef sign. Write in the beats below the notes indicated.
Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.

? ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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

& 44 ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ w
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

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