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Dotted Eighth Notes and Rests
The rhythmic value of a dotted eighth note is A dotted eighth note ( e. ) = 3/4 beat
A dotted eighth rest ( ‰. ) = 3/4 beat
three-fourths of a beat. It is equivalent to an
j j r r j
eighth note tied to a sixteenth note.
œ. = œ œ œ. œ œ. œ ‰. œ œ. ≈
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
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1. Clap the rhythm while counting out loud.
44 j ≈ r
œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ . œ œ ‰. œœ œ œ. œ. œ ˙
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 + 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 + 3 e + a 4 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 4
r
2. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.
43 œ . œ ˙ ‰ œj œ . œ œ ‰. œ œ œ œ œ. œœœœ œ
œ . œ
œ œ œ . œ œj. ≈ œ . œ ‰ œJ œ œ œ . œ œ
3. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.
? 44 œ œ. œ œ
4. Write the count below the notes.
& 42 œ . œ œ œ œ œ.
œ œ œ œ.
œ œ œ œ œ
2 j j œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ
5. Write the count below the notes and then add the missing barlines.
& 4 œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ ‰ œ . J ‰
J
? 43 œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ . œ œ ‰ œ
6. Write the count below the notes and then add the missing barlines.
J œ. œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ
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