Eighth Notes · Teacher pack
Hear two equal subdivisions within a beat.
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: __________________
Identify all patterns using a steady subdivision. Avoid counting eight sounds as eight full beats.
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
Eighth Notes · Pack 710041 · 80 quarter-note BPM. These answers match the numbered student sheet.
Question 1
Pattern A · attacks at 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 2
Pattern D · attacks at 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 3
Pattern B · attacks at 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 1.5, 2, 3, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 4
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 5
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 6
Pattern D · attacks at 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 7
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 8
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 9
Pattern D · attacks at 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 1.5, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 10
Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.5 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3, 4, 4.5 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: _____________________________
Read a fresh strip only after listening. Check the position of each pair, not just the total number of attacks.