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Compound and Irregular Rhythms
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Rhythm Matching Theory Things William Wieland
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Read Simple and Compound Meter and Odd Meter. (musictheory.net)
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To practice reading, change the beat at Chapter 1.
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If the beat is the eighth note:
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| Sixteenth Note:  |   | = ½ beat |  
| Eighth Note:  |   | = 1 beat |  
| Dotted Eighth Note:  |   | = 1½ beats  | (a dot adds ½ the original value) |  
| Quarter Note:  |   | = 2 beats |  
| Dotted Quarter Note:  |   | = 3 beats | (a dot adds ½ the original value) |  
| Half Note:  |   | = 4 beats |  
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| Sixteenth Rest:  |   | = ½ beat of rest |  
| Eighth Rest:  |   | = 1 beat of rest |  
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| Quarter Rest:  |   | = 2 beats of rest |  
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| Half Rest:  |   | = 4 beats of rest |  
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If the beat is the half note:
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| Eighth Note:  |   | = ¼ beat |  
| Quarter Note:  |   | = ½ beat) |  
| Dotted Quarter Note:  |   | = ¾ beat | (a dot adds ½ the original value) |  
| Half Note:  |   | = 1 beat |  
| Dotted Half Note:  |   | = 1½ beats  | (a dot adds ½ the original value) |  
| Whole Note:  |     | = 2 beats |  
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| Eighth Rest:  |   | = ¼ beat of rest |  
| Quarter Rest:  |   | = ½ beat of rest |  
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| Half Rest:  |   | = 1 beat of rest |  
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