Identifying rhythms
I can accurately identify and notate four-beat rhythms.
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Identifying rhythms
I can accurately identify and notate four-beat rhythms.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Rhythmic dictation is the process of listening to a rhythm and writing it down using notation.
- Verbalisation, using words to represent different note values and patterns, is a useful strategy for rhythmic dictation.
- Words like ‘ta’ (crotchet) and ‘ta di’ (pair of quavers) can help to identify different note values.
- We then convert those words into their correct notation symbols.
Keywords
Rhythmic dictation - the process of listening to a rhythm and writing it down
Verbalise - to express with words (for example, verbalising a rhythm is turning a rhythm into words)
Note value - how long a note lasts for (for example, a crotchet has a note value of one beat)
Common misconception
Longer note values (like minims) are impossible to verbalise, because the words sound the same as a crotchet.
Longer note values are tricky to verbalise. A minim uses one syllable, just like a crotchet. The key is to make sure you count how many beats they last for - that will help you tell the difference between crotchets, minims and longer notes.
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