Grade 4 Music Theory, Unit 1, Lesson 8 of 8

Grouping in any time

About 2 min to read, then 5 practice questions

Show the beats

Finish beat 1, then one rest for beat 2

Group notes and rests so every beat can be seen. Beams stay inside a beat, and a silent compound beat is one dotted rest.

Quick check

In , a crotchet starts beat 1 and the rest of the bar is silent. Why two crotchet rests before the dotted minim rest?

Semiquavers in threes

6/16: two beams of three

In ,  and , semiquavers are beamed in threes, one beam to each dotted quaver beat.

Quick check

In , how are nine semiquavers beamed?

Remember

  • Every beat seen: beams inside a beat.
  • The 16ths: semiquavers in threes.

Practise this: 5 questions, about 4 min

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