Family Tree of Notes

ta-a-a-a

ta-a ta-a

ta ta ta ta

ta te ta te ta te ta te

Two quavers are usually joined or beamed together. Only quavers can be beamed, because they have a tail.

Mathematical Notes

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+ =

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2.

3.

4.

+ +

+

Time Signatures• Time Signature contains 2 numbers, one above the other.

• The top number tells us the amount of beats in a bar.

• A bar is what we use to group the beats into metres.

• The bottom number tells us the type of beat.

• The 4 below represents crotchet beats, because you need 4 crotchets to make a semibreve.

2 beats 3 beats 4 beats

Crotchet Beats

Time Signatures

2 crotchet beats in a bar (duple metre)

3 crotchet beats in a bar (triple metre)

4 crotchet beats in a bar (quadruple metre)

also written as: which stands for common time.

Rhythm Pattern Sample

ta ta ta ta

ta te

ta - a

ta – a – a - a

ta - a

ta - ata

tata

ta ta te ta ta

ta - a