1. Rhythm

2. Rhythm
Rhythm symbols represent sound
Rest symbols represent silence

3. The Whole Piece Is The Whole Note
Each is worth four counts.
TAH-ah-ah-ah

4. Two Halves Represent The Half Notes
Each is equal to two counts.
TWO-oo

5. Four Quarter Pieces Represent The Quarter Note
Each piece is worth one count.
Tah-Tah-Tah-Tah

6. Eight Eighth Pieces Represent The Eighth Note
You must have two to equal one count.
Tee-Tee-Tee-Tee-Tee-Tee-Tee-Tee

7. Rests
In all music, silence is just as important as sounding notes. How do we notate silence? We do by using symbols called rests.
There is an equivalent rest symbol for each note value.

9. Beams
When a group of notes with flags occur within one beat they are beamed together. The number of beams is equal to the number of flags found on the note, so a group of eighth notes has a single beam, a grouping of sixteenth notes has two beams, etc.

10. Meter
    Meter is the regular pattern of strong and weak beats of equal duration; also known as time. The meter or time signature is indicated by a fraction, and located at the beginning of a piece of music.

11. 3 4 Meter The upper number tells how many beats are in a measure.
The lower number of the fraction tells what kind of note receives one beat. 3 4

12. Simple and Compound Meter
In Western music there are two types of meter, simple and compound. In simple meter the upper number is either 2, 3, or 4. Each beat is subdivided by two.

13. In compound meter the upper number is either 6,9, or 12
In compound meter the upper number is either 6,9, or 12. Each beat is a dotted note and subdivided into groups of three beats.

14. Assignment
Make your own rhythmic composition using the assignment checklist. If you wish to do more than eight bars you can.
Pick a percussion voice on the keyboard and play your piece using the different drum sounds. Write down what voice you chose and what keys you used.
Have Fun!