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Art & music · Grades 3–8

Rhythm, metre and musical symbols

The counting examples use 4/4 time with a quarter note equal to one beat.

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Understand the idea

State the beat unit

The counting examples use 4/4 time with a quarter note equal to one beat.

Sound and silence

A rest occupies musical time even when no sound is played.

Examples and reasoning

In 4/4 time with a quarter-note beat, how many beats does a half note last?

A half note equals two quarter-note beats.

2

In the stated metre, how many quarter-note beats fit in one full bar?

The top number 4 gives four quarter-note beats.

4

Check your understanding

  1. How many eighth notes equal one quarter note?

  2. A bar contains one half note and one quarter note. How many quarter-note beats remain in 4/4?

  3. A rest indicates

    1. an instrument name
    2. a louder sound
    3. a measured period of silence
    4. a higher pitch automatically

  4. Tempo mainly describes

    1. how fast the musical pulse proceeds
    2. how many instruments exist
    3. the colour of the score
    4. how high every note is

Answers and marking notes

Answers and marking notes
  1. 2

    Two eighth notes equal one quarter note.

  2. 1

    4 − 2 − 1 = 1

  3. a measured period of silence

    a measured period of silence

  4. how fast the musical pulse proceeds

    how fast the musical pulse proceeds

Learning preview · teacher review required. Grade bands are approximate, not official curriculum alignment.