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Example Rhythms:

Trouble remembering how certain a rhythm sounds?   Use the sound clips below!

Before each rhythm, you'll hear four quarter notes to establish the tempo. 
All examples are in 4/4 time. 

Eighth notes

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1+ 2+ 3+ 4+  (Ap-ple)

+ = "and"  (say like "Ann")

Sixteenth notes

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1e+a  2e+a  3e+a  4e+a  (Huck-le-ber-ry)

Dotted Quarter notes

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1 (Dot)+ 3 (Dot)+ 

One eighth note two sixteenth notes combination

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1+a  2+a  3+a  4+a  (Grass-hop-per)

two sixteenth notes one eighth combination

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1e+  2e+  3e+  4e+  (Bub-le-gum)

Eighth note Triplets

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Tri-puh-let