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: | ![](../../PPH/img1/ds.gif) | = ½ beat |
Eighth Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/de.gif) | = 1 beat |
Dotted Eighth Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/ded.gif) | = 1½ beats | (a dot adds ½ the original value) |
Quarter Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/dq.gif) | = 2 beats |
Dotted Quarter Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/dqd.gif) | = 3 beats | (a dot adds ½ the original value) |
Half Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/dh.gif) | = 4 beats |
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Sixteenth Rest: | ![](../../PPH/img1/sr.gif) | = ½ beat of rest |
Eighth Rest: | ![](../../PPH/img1/er.gif) | = 1 beat of rest |
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Quarter Rest: | ![](../../PPH/img1/qr.gif) | = 2 beats of rest |
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Half Rest: | ![](../../PPH/img1/hr.gif) | = 4 beats of rest |
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If the beat is the half note:
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Eighth Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/de.gif) | = ¼ beat |
Quarter Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/dq.gif) | = ½ beat) |
Dotted Quarter Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/dqd.gif) | = ¾ beat | (a dot adds ½ the original value) |
Half Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/dh.gif) | = 1 beat |
Dotted Half Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/dhd.gif) | = 1½ beats | (a dot adds ½ the original value) |
Whole Note: | ![](../../PPH/img1/dw.gif) | = 2 beats |
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Eighth Rest: | ![](../../PPH/img1/er.gif) | = ¼ beat of rest |
Quarter Rest: | ![](../../PPH/img1/qr.gif) | = ½ beat of rest |
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Half Rest: | ![](../../PPH/img1/hr.gif) | = 1 beat of rest |
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