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Music Theory Basics for Students

This document defines key rhythm concepts and terms including: rhythm, beat, meter, tempo, and note/rest values. It provides matching and fill-in-the-blank exercises to help the reader understand rhythm, meter, tempo, and how to notate and count different rhythmic patterns in 4/4 time.

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Music Theory Basics for Students

This document defines key rhythm concepts and terms including: rhythm, beat, meter, tempo, and note/rest values. It provides matching and fill-in-the-blank exercises to help the reader understand rhythm, meter, tempo, and how to notate and count different rhythmic patterns in 4/4 time.

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Unit 1: Fundamentals

RHYTHM
Name: Date:

What do you think rhythm means?

Directions: Match the word with the correct definition

Rhythm A symbol denoting pitch and duration of a sound

Metronome Speed of music

Tempo Organization of beats into regular groups

Beat A device that produces ticks at any speed

Note A symbol denoting the duration of a silence

Rest Regular, recurrent pulses that divide music into time

Meter The pattern of duration of notes and silences

Directions: Fill out the rhythm chart

Name Note Rest Value 4/4 Time

Whole

Half

Quarter

Eighth 1/2

Presto
Unit 1: Fundamentals

RHYTHM CONT.
Directions: Indicate what each number represents

Directions: Write down the counts for each rhythm

Directions: Listen to the rhythms and write down what you hear

Directions: Fill out the tempo chart

Tempo BPM Description Song

Largo

Adagio

Moderato 120

Allegro

Presto

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