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Spoken: One and Two and Three and Four and

The document provides information about eighth notes in music including that their rhythmic value is half of a beat and how they are notated with flags or beams. It includes examples of writing eighth note rhythms and counting them out loud.

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Spoken: One and Two and Three and Four and

The document provides information about eighth notes in music including that their rhythmic value is half of a beat and how they are notated with flags or beams. It includes examples of writing eighth note rhythms and counting them out loud.

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Date____________________

Name_______________________

Eighth Notes
The rhythmic value of an eighth notes is one half
of a beat. Eighth notes may be written with a flag or
a beam. If an eighth note appears by itself, it will
have a flag. If two or more eight notes appear in
a row, they will often be beamed together.

flag
eighth
notes

Use a plus sign (+) when writing the count for


eighth notes.

j j j j

beam

spoken: one and

two

and three and four

and

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44

1. Clap the rhythm while counting out loud.

1 + 2 +

1 + 2 +

+ 4

1 + 2 +

2. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.

44

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3. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.

& 43

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? 43

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4. Write the count below the notes and then clap the rhythm while counting out loud.

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& 44 .

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5. Write in the count below the notes and then add the missing barlines.

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