Rhythm Quiz #1

[ 1/4, 1/8, 1/2 and Whole notes ]

How many beats does....

1. a whole note equal ?
2. a half note equal ?
3. a quarter note equal ?
4. an eighth note equal ?
5. two eighth notes tied together equal ?

How many beats do the following notes add up to:

Example:

     __        __      
    |  |  |   |  |   | 
    |  |  |   |  |   |  =  5 beats
    /  / <>   /  /   / 
   
 1/2 + 1/2 + 2 + 1/2 + 1/2 + 1 = 5 beats

      
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6. |   
   /    
       
   |  
7. |  
   /  
      
   |  
8. |  
  <> 
              
   |\   |     | 
9. |    |     | 
   /    /     / 

         __    __  
     |  |  |  |  | 
10.  |  |  |  |  | 
     /  /  /  /  / 

         __      
        |  |  |\  
11.     |  |  |   
    <>  /  /  /    

                __  
     |  |   |  |  | 
12.  |  |   |  |  | 
     /  /  <>  /  / 

                 
     |  |\ |\ |  |\ 
12.  |  |  |  |  | 
     /  /  /  /  / 

             __      
     |   |  |  |  |\
14.  |   |  |  |  | 
     /  <>  /  /  / 

          __        __           __     
         |  |  |   |  |   |  |  |  |  |\ 
15.      |  |  |   |  |   |  |  |  |  | 
     <>  /  / <>   /  /   /  /  /  /  / 

Find the beats that the following notes are played on in 4/4 time: (the first note is on beat 1)

Example:

     __        __      
    |  |  |   |  |   | 
    |  |  |   |  |   |   =
    /  / <>   /  /   / 
     __                __      
    |  |  |           |  |   | 
    |  |  |           |  |   | 
    /  / <>           /  /   / 
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +  1  + 

        __        __      
    |  |  |  |   |  |   |  
16. |  |  |  |   |  |   |  
    /  /  / <>   /  /   /   
                  __      
    |  |  |  |   |  |   | 
17. |  |  |  |   |  |   | 
    /  / <>  /   /  /  <> 
        __        __      
    |  |  |  |   |  |   |   |
18. |  |  |  |   |  |   |   |
   <>  /  /  /   /  /   /  <>
                  __              
    |\ |  |\ |   |  |   |   |     | 
19. |  |  |  |   |  |   |   |     | 
    /  /  / <>   /  /   /   /     / 

          
      |  |\ |\ |\ |\ |
20.   |  |  |  |  |  |
      /  /  /  /  /  /

        __        __         __      
       |  |  |   |  |   |   |  |  |\  
21.    |  |  |   |  |   |   |  |  |   
    <> /  / <>   /  /   /   /  /  /    

         __        __           __  
      | |  |  |   |  |   |  |  |  | 
22.   | |  |  |   |  |   |  |  |  | 
      / /  / <>   /  /   / <>  /  / 

          __        __               
      |  |  |  |   |  |   |\ |  |\ |  |\ 
23.   |  |  |  |   |  |   |  |  |  |  | 
      /  /  / <>   /  /   /  /  /  /  / 

              __        __       __      
      |   |  |  |  |   |  |   | |  |  |
24.   |   |  |  |  |   |  |   | |  |  | 
      /  <>  /  / <>   /  /   / /  /  / 

          __   __        __            __               
         |  | |  |  |   |  |   |  |   |  |   |  |\ |  |\
25.      |  | |  |  |   |  |   |  |   |  |   |  |  |  | 
     <>  /  / /  / <>   /  /   / <>   /  /   /  /  /  / 

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