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Counting Music Rhythms and Rests
Scroll down the page to see and hear music patterns and learn about note and rest values.

Whole Note
4 counts

Whole Note

Whole Rest
4 counts
Whole Rest

Dotted Half Note
3 counts

Dotted Half Note

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Half Note
2 counts

Half Note

Half Rest
2 counts
Half Rest

Quarter Note
1 count

Quarter Note

Quarter Rest
1 count
Quarter Rest

Eighth Note
1/2 count
(2 = 1 count)

Eighth Note

Eighth Rest
1/2 count
(2 = 1 count)
Eighth Rest

Sixteenth Note
1/4 count
(4 = 1 count)

Sixteenth Note

Sixteenth Rest
1/4 count
(4 = 1 count)
Sixteenth Rest

Examples of Rhythmic Patterns

Counting examples - quarter and eighth notes - dividing the beats
Read across the row.

Listen

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MIDI

 Quarter Note   Quarter Note   Quarter Note   Quarter Note  

MIDI

 Quarter Note   Quarter Note   Quarter Note   Eighth Note Eighth Note

MIDI

 Quarter Note   Quarter Note   Eighth Note Eighth Note Quarter Note  

MIDI

 Quarter Note   Eighth Note Eighth Note Quarter Note   Quarter Note  

MIDI

 Quarter Note   Eighth Note Eighth Note Eighth Note Eighth Note Quarter Note  

MIDI

 Quarter Note   Eighth Note Eighth Note Eighth Note Eighth Note Eighth Note Eighth Note

MIDI

 Eighth Note Eighth Note Quarter Note   Quarter Note   Quarter Note  

MIDI

 Eighth Note Eighth Note Quarter Note   Quarter Note   Eighth Note Eighth Note

MIDI

 Eighth Note Eighth Note Quarter Note   Eighth Note Eighth Note Quarter Note  

MIDI

 Eighth Note Eighth Note Eighth Note Eighth Note Eighth Note Eighth Note Quarter Note  

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