Dotted Rhythm · Teacher pack
Distinguish long-short and short-long rhythm.
beginner · 10 questions · 80 quarter-note BPM · Pack 710041
Print on A4 or Letter paper. The answer key starts on a separate page. Use your print dialog’s page range to give learners only the student section.
Teacher instructions
Play each numbered question from this page. Use the same replay policy for all learners. Keep the answer section separate until the first response is recorded. For tapping tasks, record an observation on paper; use the online trainer for device-timed scoring.
Start with the labeled lesson examples. Play each question at the printed tempo, record the first response, then allow a correction. Use the online trainer for a separate new-question check.
Student practice sheet
Name: __________________________ Date: __________________
Choose the complete bar; do not label every unequal pair as the same pattern. Check whether the dotted pair comes first or last.
Question 1
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 2
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 3
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 4
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 5
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 6
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 7
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 8
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 9
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 10
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________
After practice
One distinction I can explain: __________________________________
One skill to revisit: __________________________________________
Teacher answer key
Dotted Rhythm · Pack 710041 · 80 quarter-note BPM. These answers match the numbered student sheet.
Question 1
Pattern A · attacks at 1, 2.5, 3, 4 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2.5, 3, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 2
Pattern D · attacks at 1, 2, 3, 4 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 3
Pattern B · attacks at 1, 2, 3, 4.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3, 4.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 4
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 1.5, 3, 3.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 1.5, 3, 3.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 5
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 1.5, 3, 3.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 1.5, 3, 3.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 6
Pattern D · attacks at 1, 2, 3, 4 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 7
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 1.5, 3, 3.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 1.5, 3, 3.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 8
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 1.5, 3, 3.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 1.5, 3, 3.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 9
Pattern D · attacks at 1, 2, 3, 4 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 10
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 1.5, 3, 3.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 1.5, 3, 3.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Keep three observations separate
First independent responses: __________________________________
Corrections on the same questions: ____________________________
New-question check on a later set: _____________________________
On new questions, count the short-first version from its first attack without silently swapping the two durations.