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Eighth Notes and Eighth Rests
The rhythmic value of an eighth rest is one half Use a plus sign (+) when writing the count for
of a beat. eighth notes and eighth rests.
j ‰ j ‰
An eighth rest ( ‰ ) = 1/2 beat
œ œ œ œ œ
An eighth note ( e ) = 1/2 beat 1 + 2 + 3 4 +
spoken: one and two and three four and
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1. Clap the rhythm while counting out loud.
44 j ‰ j‰ Œ j‰ ‰ j‰ j
œ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ ˙
1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 3 + 4 1 2 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 4
2. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.
4 j j ‰ œj œ ‰ œj œ œ ˙ j‰ j‰
4 œœœœœ‰œ‰ ˙ œ œ ˙
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
? 42 œ ‰ Jœ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ œ Œ
3. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.
œ ‰ ‰ œ œ œ œ
J J J J J
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4. Some eighth notes are missing their flags or beams. Draw the missing flags and beams.
& 43 ˙ ‰ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ‰
œ ˙
5. Write in the count below the notes and then add the missing barlines.
& 44 œ œ œ œ ˙ ‰ Jœ œ œ ˙ œœœœœ Œ Œ ‰ œj œ
œœ
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
? 44 ˙ ‰ œ‰ œ‰ œ‰œ ‰ œ œ œ ˙
6. Some eighth notes are missing their flags or beams. Draw the missing flags and beams.
œœœœ œœœœ˙
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