Rhythm Workshop

Level 2

Note values of one beat and longer

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Cover art by Donna Hickman

Packet contains:

Cover & teacher feedback (1) / Note Values table (2)

Time Signatures basics (3) / Counting Systems basics (4)

Preparation for 2A-2F / Duet 2A -2F

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for current students of one teacher

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© 1982, 1999, 2012 Clark Chaffee available at clarkchaffee.com

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Rhythm WorkshopPreparation for Duet 2A

1. a. What is the time signature? _____

b. How many beats are in each bar? _____

c. What kind of note gets one beat? _____ You may draw the note or write the note value name. Please use correct spelling.

2. What is the fastest note value in this duet? _____

3. What will be the counting for each bar? ________________________________________

4. Draw the following notes and rests:

1 Beat 2 Beats 1/2 Beats 1 1/2 Beats

Note =

Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest: The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

6. Fill in the bar lines for the following rhythms:

See the "Recommended Practice Procedure" for a good system to use in preparing this duet.The most effective way to practice is with a metronome. The fastest path to "fast and perfect"

is to start with "slow and perfect," then speed up and retain accuracy at each step. Try starting this duet at about 60 beats per minute and work it up to at least 120.

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7. Create 8 bars of rhythms. Use each of the following:

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Teacher Feedback:_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!

_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________

_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

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Rhythm WorkshopDuet 2A

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

œ œ œ œ œ .œ jœ œ œ .˙ Œ . jœ œ .œ jœ œ œ œ ‰ jœ œ œ ‰ jœ œ Œ

œ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ .œ jœ œ jœ ‰ Œ ‰ jœ ‰ jœ ‰ jœ Œ .œ jœ œ œ œ ‰ jœ œjœ œ .œ ˙ ‰ Œ Œ .

Rhythm WorkshopPreparation for Duet 2B

1. a. What is the time signature? _____

b. How many beats are in each bar? _____

c. What kind of note gets one beat? _____ You may draw the note or write the note value name. Please use correct spelling.

2. What is the fastest note value in this duet? _____

3. What will be the counting for each bar? ________________________________________

4. Draw the following notes and rests:

1 Beat 2 Beats 3 Beats 1/2 Beats 1 1/2 Beats

Note =

Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest: The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

6. Fill in the bar lines for the following rhythms:

See the "Recommended Practice Procedure" for a good system to use in preparing this duet.The most effective way to practice is with a metronome. The fastest path to "fast and perfect"

is to start with "slow and perfect," then speed up and retain accuracy at each step. Try starting this duet at about 60 beats per minute and work it up to at least 120.

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7. Create 8 bars of rhythms. Use each of the following:

______________________________________________________________________34

Teacher Feedback:_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!

_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________

_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

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Rhythm WorkshopDuet 2B

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

jœ œ œ jœ ‰ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ jœ .œ œ œ œ ! rœ ! rœ jœ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ jœ Œ jœ

œ œ œ œ œ œ ! rœ œ œ ! rœ jœ jœ jœ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ jœ ‰ ‰ œ œ .œ ! rœ jœ jœ ‰ œ œ ‰ .œ Œ jœrœ jœ œ ! ‰ Œ

Rhythm WorkshopPreparation for Duet 2C

1. a. What is the time signature? _____

b. How many beats are in each bar? _____

c. What kind of note gets one beat? _____ You may draw the note or write the note value name. Please use correct spelling.

2. What is the fastest note value in this duet? _____

3. What will be the counting for each bar? ________________________________________

4. Draw the following notes and rests:

1 Beat 2 Beats 3 Beats 1/2 Beats 1 1/2 Beats

Note =

Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest: The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

6. Fill in the bar lines for the following rhythms:

See the "Recommended Practice Procedure" for a good system to use in preparing this duet.The most effective way to practice is with a metronome. The fastest path to "fast and perfect"

is to start with "slow and perfect," then speed up and retain accuracy at each step. Try starting this duet at about 60 beats per minute and work it up to at least 120.

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7. Create 8 bars of rhythms. Use each of the following:

______________________________________________________________________38

Teacher Feedback:_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!

_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________

_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

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Rhythm WorkshopDuet 2C

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

.œ œ ‰ .œ œ œ jœ œ œ ˙ œ .œ œ œ œ ! œ œ ˙ jœ jœ .œ œ œ œ

.œ œ œ œ ‰ jœ jœ ˙ jœ jœ ‰ œ œ ‰ .œ œ œ œ œ jœ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ jœ œ œ ‰rœ jœ œ .œ ˙ ! ‰ Œ

Rhythm WorkshopPreparation for Duet 2D

Slow tempo counting for

1. a. What are the time signatures? _____ _____

b. How many beats are in each bar? _____ _______

c. What kind of note gets one beat? _____ You may draw the note or write the note value name. Please use correct spelling.

2. What is the fastest note value in this duet? _____

3. What will be the counting for each bar of slow ? _____________________________

4. Draw the following notes and rests for slow :

1 Beat 2 Beats 3 Beats 4 Beats 1/2 Beats

Note =

Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest: The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

6. Fill in the bar lines for the following rhythms:

See the "Recommended Practice Procedure" for a good system to use in preparing this duet.The most effective way to practice is with a metronome. The fastest path to "fast and perfect"

is to start with "slow and perfect," then speed up and retain accuracy at each step. Try starting this duet at about 60 beats per minute and work it up to at least 120.

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7. Create 8 bars of rhythms. Use each of the following:

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Teacher Feedback:_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!

_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________

_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

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Please read the suggestions in the "Counting Systems" page for differences in counting betweenslow and fast .6

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Rhythm WorkshopDuet 2D

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

Slow tempo counting - eighth note is one beat

œ œ œ œ Ó œ œ œ .˙ w œ Œ œ Œ Œ ˙ œ .˙ œ ˙ ˙

œ œ œ œ Œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ Ó Œ œ Œ œ œ Œ Ó ˙ .˙ œ œ .˙ wœ ˙ .˙ w Œ Ó !

Rhythm WorkshopPreparation for Duet 2E

1. a. What is the time signature? _____

b. How many beats are in each bar? _____

c. What kind of note gets one beat? _____ You may draw the note or write the note value name. Please use correct spelling.

2. What is the fastest note value in this duet? _____

3. What will be the counting for each bar? ________________________________________

4. Draw the following notes and rests:

1 Beat 2 Beats 1/2 Beats 1 1/2 Beats Note =

Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest: The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

6. Fill in the bar lines for the following rhythms:

See the "Recommended Practice Procedure" for a good system to use in preparing this duet.The most effective way to practice is with a metronome. The fastest path to "fast and perfect"

is to start with "slow and perfect," then speed up and retain accuracy at each step. Try starting this duet at about 60 beats per minute and work it up to at least 120.

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7. Create 8 bars of rhythms. Use each of the following:

_____________________________________________________________________22

Teacher Feedback:_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!

_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________

_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

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Rhythm WorkshopDuet 2E

© 2012 Clark Chaffee

œ œ ‰ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ‰ jœ ‰ jœ œ

˙ w ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ .˙ œ Ó w Ó ˙ œ œ ˙ œ .˙ w w ˙ .w

Rhythm WorkshopPreparation for Duet 2F

1. a. What are the time signatures? _____ _____ _____

b. How many beats are in each bar? _____

c. What kind of note gets one beat? _____ _____ _____ You may draw the note or write the note value name. Please use correct spelling.

2. What is the fastest note value in ? _____

3. What will be the counting for each bar? ________________________________________

4. What information does the composer give us when h = q appears above a bar line?

See the preparation page for 1F for an explanation.

___________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest: The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

6. Fill in the bar lines for the following rhythms:

See the "Recommended Practice Procedure" for a good system to use in preparing this duet.The most effective way to practice is with a metronome. The fastest path to "fast and perfect"

is to start with "slow and perfect," then speed up and retain accuracy at each step. Try starting this duet at about 60 beats per minute and work it up to at least 120.

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7. Create 8 bars of rhythms. Write at least two bars in each of these time signatures: Be sure to mark your time signature changes!

______________________________________________________________________

Teacher Feedback:_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!

_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________

_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

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Rhythm WorkshopDuet 2F

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

h = q

q = e

e = q

h = e

e = h

q = h