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Rhythm pattern matching — Compound metre, Easy

Rhythm pattern matching — Compound metre, Easy — Set 1

10 practice questions.

Which pattern is commonly called the "heartbeat"?

Answer: ♩♩ (two quarter notes in 2/4)

Identify: rest-note-rest-note in 4/4

Answer: 𝄾♩𝄾♩

Which uses only rests in 4/4?

Answer: 𝄻 (whole rest)

Which pattern matches 4 equal beats in 4/4?

Answer: ♩♩♩♩

Which pattern uses only half notes in 4/4?

Answer: 𝅗𝅥𝅗𝅥

Match: 1 long note filling the whole bar in 4/4

Answer: 𝅝 (whole note)

Which rhythm has 8 equal notes in 4/4?

Answer: ♪♪♪♪♪♪♪♪

Match: short-short-long in 2/4

Answer: ♪♪♩

Which pattern starts with a dotted quarter?

Answer: ♩. ♪♩♩

Match the march rhythm: LEFT-right-left-right

Answer: 𝅗𝅥♩♩ (half + quarter + quarter)