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Quick questions on Rhythmic Error Detection and Notation - TCE Music (Tasmania)
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What is notating a rhythm by ear?Show answer
To notate a rhythm, fix the time signature and the speed first. Then break the excerpt into one bar at a time. Within each bar, count the beats and decide how each beat is divided: is it a single note, two even notes, a dotted pair, a triplet, or a syncopation that ties across the beat? Write the rhythm beat by beat, beaming within each beat so the metre stays visible.
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