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Music Theory Lesson 12

Lesson 12 focuses on eighth notes, which are represented by a note with a flag and have a value of half a beat. The lesson includes exercises for clapping rhythms, counting beats, and writing in time signatures. It emphasizes the use of a plus sign for eighth notes in counting and provides practice for writing and clapping various rhythms.

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Music Theory Lesson 12

Lesson 12 focuses on eighth notes, which are represented by a note with a flag and have a value of half a beat. The lesson includes exercises for clapping rhythms, counting beats, and writing in time signatures. It emphasizes the use of a plus sign for eighth notes in counting and provides practice for writing and clapping various rhythms.

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Lesson 12: 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
________________________________________________________________________________

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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