Rhythm Workshop

Level 3
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 3A-3F / Duets 3A -3F
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© 1982, 1999, 2012 Clark Chaffee available at clarkchaffee.com

 Originally published by J. Weston Walch

Cover art by Donna Hickman ©1982, 1999, 2012 Clark Chaffee

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

 Rhythm Workshop
Preparation for Duet 3A
Fast tempo counting for 6 Please read the suggestions in the
8 "Counting Systems" page for
differences in counting between
1. a. What is the time signature? _____ slow and fast 6 .
8
b. How many beats are in each bar? _____
c. What kind of note gets one beat for faster tempi? _____
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? _____

6
3. What will be the counting for each bar in fast 8 ? ________________________________________
4. Draw the following notes and rests:
1 Beat 2 Beats 1/3 Beat 2/3 Beat

Note =
Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" for faster tempe below each note and rest:
j j jj
œ œ œ œ. Œ. œ. œ œ œ œ ˙.
The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

6
8
œ œ œ œ œœ‰œœ‰

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

6
8
œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ. Œ œ œ ‰ œ. Œ. œ œ œ Ó. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙.
j
7. Create 8 bars of rhythms. Use each of the following: œ œ œ. ˙ ‰ Œ Œ.
6
8 ______________________________________________________________________
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.

Teacher Feedback:
_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!
_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________
_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________
© 2013 Clark Chaffee
 Rhythm Workshop
Duet 3A
Fast tempo counting - dotted quarter note is one beat

ã 68 œ œ œ œ . ˙. œ. Œ œ œ. œ.
2 4

J
Player 1

Player 2 ã 68 Œ . œ œ œ œ. œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ˙.

ã Œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ
6 8

J J
#1

j j j
#2 ã œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ. Œ œ œ. œ.

㜠œ œ œ œ Ó. œ. Œ. œ œ œ Œ.
10 12

J
#1

j j
#2 㜠œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ Œ. œ. Œ. œ œ œ

㌠œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ
14 16

J J J J J
#1

j j j
#2 㜠œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ. œ œ œ

ã Ó. œ œ ‰ œ. œ œ œ. Œ. œ.
18 20

J
#1

j
#2 ã œ œ ‰ œ. ˙. œ. œ œ œ. Œ.

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

 Rhythm Workshop
Preparation for Duet 3B
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 1/3 Beat 2/3 Beat

Note =
Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest:

j j j
Œ. ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. Ó.
The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

9 œœ ‰œ œœœœœ‰
8

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

9 œ. œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ Œ œ œ œ Ó. œ œ Œ. œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Ó. Œ.
j
8

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

9
8 ____________________________________________________________________
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.

Teacher Feedback:
_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!
_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________
_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________
© 2013 Clark Chaffee
 Rhythm Workshop
Duet 3B
Fast tempo counting - dotted quarter note is one beat

ã 98 œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ Œ. ‰œœ‰œœ œœ‰ œœ‰ œœ‰

2
Player 1

j j j j
Player 2 ã 98 œ . œœœœ œ ‰ œ œ œ. œ. œ œœ œœ œ

㉠œ œ. ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ
4 6

J
#1

j j
#2 ã œ. Œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ

㜠œ œ œ œ. Ó. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ
8

J J J J
#1

j j
#2 ㉠œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ Ó. œ œ

ã Œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ
10 12

J J
#1

j j
#2 ã œ œ œ Œ. œ œ œ Œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ œ

ã œJ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. Œ. ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ.
14

J
#1

j j j
#2 ã ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

 Rhythm Workshop
Preparation for Duet 3C
Fast tempo counting for 6 Please read the suggestions in the
8 "Counting Systems" page for
differences in counting between
slow and fast 6 .
1. a. What is the time signature? _____ 8

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 1/3 Beat 2/3 Beat

Note =
Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest:

j j j j
œ ‰ œ ‰ œ. œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ.
The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

6
8

j j j j j j
6. Fill in the bar lines for the following rhythms:
6
8
œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Œ œ Œ. œ œ ‰ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.
j
7. Create 8 bars of rhythms. Use each of the following: œ œ œ. ‰ Œ Œ.
6
8 ______________________________________________________________________
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.

Teacher Feedback:
_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!
_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________
_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________
© 2013 Clark Chaffee
 Rhythm Workshop
Duet 3C
Fast tempo counting - dotted quarter note is one beat

ã 68 œJ œ œ œ œ . œ œ‰œœ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ œ
2 4

J J J J
Player 1

6 j j j j j j
Player 2 ã8 œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ ‰

ã œ œ œ œ. Œ. ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ
6 8

J J
#1

j j j
#2 ã ˙. ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ

ã ‰ œJ ‰ Œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ
10 12

J J J
#1

j j j j
#2 ㌠œ Œ. ‰ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ

ã ˙. œ œ œ Œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
14 16

J
#1

j j j
#2 㜠œ œ œ œ Ó. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰

㜠œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.
18 20

J J J
#1

#2 ã ‰ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

 Rhythm Workshop
Preparation for Duet 3D
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 4 Beats 1/3 Beat 2/3 Beat

Note =
Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest:

j j j
œ. œ. ˙. œ œ œ œ œ œ. ‰œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ. w. Œ. œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ
The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

12
8

j j j j
6. Fill in the bar lines for the following rhythms:
12
8
Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ. œ. Œ. œ. Œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ ˙. œ. œ ‰ œ œ œ. œ œ ‰
j
7. Create 8 bars of rhythms. Use each of the following: œ œ œ. ˙. w. ‰ Œ Œ. Ó.
12
8 _____________________________________________________________________
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.

Teacher Feedback:
_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!
_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________
_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________
© 2013 Clark Chaffee
 Rhythm Workshop
Duet 3D
Fast tempo counting - dotted quarter note is one beat
12
ã 8 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
2
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ. Œ œ
J J J J J J
Player 1

j j j j
Player 2 ã 12
8 ˙. Œ. œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. Œ œ œ. œ œ œ

ã œ œ œ œ . œ œ ‰ œ œJ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œJ œ œJ œ œ œœ œœ ‰œœ ‰œ
4 6

J J
#1

j j j j j
#2 ã œ œ œ . œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œœ

ã œ. Œ. œ. Œ. ˙. œ. œ. w. Œ œ œ. œ œ œ Œ.
8 10

J
#1

jj j j j
#2 ã Œ . œ . Œ . œ . œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ . œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ Œ . Œ œ œ.

ã œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ. œ. œ œ œ. œ œ Œ œ œ. œ œ ‰ œ
12

J J J J
#1

j j
#2 ã œ. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ. w.

ã œ œ œ ˙. œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ. œ œ ‰ œ œ
14 16

JJ J J
#1

j j
#2 ã œ. œ. œ œ ‰ œ œ. œœœœœ‰‰œ œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ œ œ

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

 Rhythm Workshop
Preparation for Duet 3E
1. a. What are the time signatures? _____ _____ _____
12 9 6
b. How many beats are in each bar? 8 _____ 8 _____ 8 _____
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? _____

12
3. What will be the counting for each bar in 8 ? _______________________________
4. Draw the following notes and rests:
1 Beat 2 Beats 4 Beats 1/3 Beat 2/3 Beat

Note =
Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest:

j j j j j j j
œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. ˙. œ. œ œ œ œ œ.
The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

12
8
9 6 Œ œ œ œ
8 8

j jj j jj
6. Fill in the bar lines for the following rhythms:
9
8
Ó. œ. ‰ œ œ œ Œ. Œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ Œ œ œ Œ ˙.

7. Create 2 bars of rhythms in each of these time signatures:

12 9 6
8 8
8_______________________________________________________________________
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.

Teacher Feedback:
_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!
_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________
_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________
© 2013 Clark Chaffee
 Rhythm Workshop
Duet 3E
Fast tempo counting - dotted quarter note is one beat throughout the duet.

ã 12
8 œ. ˙. œ. œ. œ œ œ œ œ. w. œ œ œ œ . œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ 68
2 4

J J
Player 1

Player 2 ã 12
8 ˙. œ. œ. œ œ œ œ. œ. ‰ œ œ ˙. œ. œ. w. 68

ã 68 œ œ œ œ . Ó. œ. œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ
6 8

J J
#1

j j
#2 ã 68 Œ . œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ œ œ

ã œ œ œ œ. œ œ
10
œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.
12
98
J J
#1

j j 98
#2 ã œ œ ‰ œ. œ œ œ œ Ó. œ œ œ œ.

ã 98 ˙ . œ œ œ œ Œ. œœ ‰ œ œ œ. œ œ ‰ œ Œ . Œ œ 12
J 8
14 16

J J J J
#1

j j j j j
#2 ã 98 œ œ œ ˙ . œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ. ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ . Œ œ 12
8

ã 12
8 !. œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ Ó. œ œ œ œ Œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.
18 20

J J J J
#1

12 j j j j
#2 ã 8 œ . œ . œ œ œœ !. œ œ œ œ Ó. œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ.

© 2013 Clark Chaffee

 Rhythm Workshop
Preparation for Duet 3F
Please note: In reality, two time signatures are at play here. Answer the questions for the printed signature when possible. When
necessary, answer the questions implied by the 'tuplet" brackets. Some 'problems' with the notation system are addressed here.
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? _____

2
3. What will be the counting for each bar in 4 ? _______________________________
4. Draw the following notes and rests:
1 Beat 2 Beats 1/3 Beat 1/2 Beat

Note =
Rest =

5. Write the "attack count" below each note and rest:

j j3 j j3
The "attack count" is the counting syllable that you will be saying as the note or rest begins.

œœœœ ˙ œ œ ‰œ ‰œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœœ
3 3

2
4

j 3 j j j
6. Fill in the bar lines for the following rhythms:

œœœ‰œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œœ‰œ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ Ó
3 3 3
2
4

j 3
7. Create 8 bars of rhythms. Use each of the following: œ œ œ œ œ ‰ Œ
2
4 ______________________________________________________________________
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.

Teacher Feedback:
_____ Excellent work. No corrections are needed on this page. Congratulations!
_____ Please correct your answers to questions: __________________________
_____ Please answer questions: _______________________________________
© 2013 Clark Chaffee
 Rhythm Workshop
Duet 3F

ã 42 œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ
2 4

J
Player 1

j j
3 3 3

ã 42 œ œ œ œ Œ
3 3 3

Player 2 œ œ œ œ ˙ œ

ã Ó œ œœ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ ‰ ‰œ ‰œ œ œ
6 8
#1

j
3 3 3 3 3

Ó ‰ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ
3 3 3 3

#2 㜠œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

ã ‰ œJ ‰ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
10 12
#1

j j
3 3 3

㉠œ ‰ ‰ œ œ ˙ ‰ œ œ œ
3 3 3

#2 œ œ œ œ

ã˙ œ œ œ œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
14 16 18

J
#1

j j
3
3

#2 㜠œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ

㜠œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
20 22

J J
3
#1

j3 j j3
3 3 3 3

œ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ
3 3 3

#2 㜠œ œ œ œ œ œ œ
© 2013 Clark Chaffee