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Eighth Notes
Eighth Notes
An eighth note looks like a quarter note with a flag. If two or more eight notes appear in a row, the eighth
notes are connected with a beam.
j œ œ œ œ œ
œ œ J œ œ œ œ
quarter note eighth note
beam
flag beam
flag
j j j j
An eighth note has a value of half of a beat. When writing the counts, use a plus sign (+) for eighth notes.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
count: one and two and three and four and
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1. Clap the rhythm of the notes while counting the beats out loud.
44
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœœ˙
1 + 2 + 3 4 1 + 2 3 4 + 1 2 + 3 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 4
2. Write in the beats below the notes indicated. Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.
& 43 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
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3. Write a 4 time signature after the clef sign. Write in the beats below the notes indicated.
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
Then clap the rhythm while counting the beats out loud.
? ˙ œ œ
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
4. Write in the count below the notes and then add the missing barlines.
& 44 ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ w
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