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5 lines · 20 bars
Rhythm Counting

Write the counting syllables under each beat for each 4-bar line. Use "&" for eighth-note subdivisions and "1 e & a" for sixteenth subdivisions in simple meter.

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Time: 4/4Difficulty: beginner
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5 lines · 20 bars
Rhythm Counting

Write the counting syllables under each beat for each 4-bar line. Use "&" for eighth-note subdivisions and "1 e & a" for sixteenth subdivisions in simple meter.

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Time: 4/4Difficulty: beginner
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Basic counting in common time.

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5 lines · 20 bars
Rhythm Counting

Write the counting syllables under each beat for each 4-bar line. Use "&" for eighth-note subdivisions and "1 e & a" for sixteenth subdivisions in simple meter.

Name:Date:
Time: 4/4Difficulty: beginner
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5 lines · 20 bars
Rhythm Counting

Write the counting syllables under each beat for each 4-bar line. Use "&" for eighth-note subdivisions and "1 e & a" for sixteenth subdivisions in simple meter.

Answer Key
Time: 4/4Difficulty: beginner
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Sheet 01Answer key included
5 lines · 20 bars
Rhythm Counting

Write the counting syllables under each beat for each 4-bar line. Use "&" for eighth-note subdivisions and "1 e & a" for sixteenth subdivisions in simple meter.

Name:Date:
Time: 4/4Difficulty: beginner
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4/4 whole, half & quarter

Basic counting in common time.

Sheet 02Answer key included
5 lines · 20 bars
Rhythm Counting

Write the counting syllables under each beat for each 4-bar line. Use "&" for eighth-note subdivisions and "1 e & a" for sixteenth subdivisions in simple meter.

Name:Date:
Time: 4/4Difficulty: beginner
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4/4 with eighth notes

Add eighth-note subdivisions.

Sheet 03Answer key included
5 lines · 20 bars
Rhythm Counting

Write the counting syllables under each beat for each 4-bar line. Use "&" for eighth-note subdivisions and "1 e & a" for sixteenth subdivisions in simple meter.

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Time: 2/4Difficulty: beginner
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2/4 marching feel

Counting in 2/4 time.

Sheet 04Answer key included
5 lines · 20 bars
Rhythm Counting

Write the counting syllables under each beat for each 4-bar line. Use "&" for eighth-note subdivisions and "1 e & a" for sixteenth subdivisions in simple meter.

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Time: 3/4Difficulty: beginner
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3/4 waltz time

Triple meter counting practice.

Sheet 05Answer key included
5 lines · 20 bars
Rhythm Counting

Write the counting syllables under each beat for each 4-bar line. In compound meter, count each dotted-quarter pulse as 1 & a (2 & a, 3 & a, …). Use "ta" for sixteenth-note subdivisions within each pulse — never simple-meter "e" syllables.

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Time: 6/8Difficulty: intermediate
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6/8 compound meter

Compound duple counting patterns.

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