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Locate silence inside a four-beat bar.

beginner · 10 questions · 80 quarter-note BPM · Pack 710041

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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: __________________

For each question, name the rest position before selecting. Keep the gap even when silence comes first.

  1. Question 1

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Pattern A
      11234R 1111
    • □ Pattern B
      11234>1R 111
    • □ Pattern C
      11234>11R 11
    • □ Pattern D
      11234>111R 1
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  2. Question 2

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Pattern A
      11234R 1111
    • □ Pattern B
      11234>1R 111
    • □ Pattern C
      11234>11R 11
    • □ Pattern D
      11234>111R 1
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  3. Question 3

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Pattern A
      11234R 1111
    • □ Pattern B
      11234>1R 111
    • □ Pattern C
      11234>11R 11
    • □ Pattern D
      11234>111R 1
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  4. Question 4

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Pattern A
      11234R 1111
    • □ Pattern B
      11234>1R 111
    • □ Pattern C
      11234>11R 11
    • □ Pattern D
      11234>111R 1
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  5. Question 5

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Pattern A
      11234R 1111
    • □ Pattern B
      11234>1R 111
    • □ Pattern C
      11234>11R 11
    • □ Pattern D
      11234>111R 1
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  6. Question 6

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Pattern A
      11234R 1111
    • □ Pattern B
      11234>1R 111
    • □ Pattern C
      11234>11R 11
    • □ Pattern D
      11234>111R 1
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  7. Question 7

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Pattern A
      11234R 1111
    • □ Pattern B
      11234>1R 111
    • □ Pattern C
      11234>11R 11
    • □ Pattern D
      11234>111R 1
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  8. Question 8

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Pattern A
      11234R 1111
    • □ Pattern B
      11234>1R 111
    • □ Pattern C
      11234>11R 11
    • □ Pattern D
      11234>111R 1
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  9. Question 9

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Pattern A
      11234R 1111
    • □ Pattern B
      11234>1R 111
    • □ Pattern C
      11234>11R 11
    • □ Pattern D
      11234>111R 1
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  10. Question 10

    Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.

    • □ Pattern A
      11234R 1111
    • □ Pattern B
      11234>1R 111
    • □ Pattern C
      11234>11R 11
    • □ Pattern D
      11234>111R 1
    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

After practice

One distinction I can explain: __________________________________

One skill to revisit: __________________________________________

Teacher answer key

Rests · Pack 710041 · 80 quarter-note BPM. These answers match the numbered student sheet.

  1. Question 1

    Pattern A · attacks at 2, 3, 4; rest at 1 in quarter-note units

    Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 2, 3, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.

    11234R 1111

  2. Question 2

    Pattern D · attacks at 1, 2, 3; rest at 4 in quarter-note units

    Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.

    11234>111R 1

  3. Question 3

    Pattern B · attacks at 1, 3, 4; rest at 2 in quarter-note units

    Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 3, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.

    11234>1R 111

  4. Question 4

    Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 4; rest at 3 in quarter-note units

    Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.

    11234>11R 11

  5. Question 5

    Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 4; rest at 3 in quarter-note units

    Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.

    11234>11R 11

  6. Question 6

    Pattern D · attacks at 1, 2, 3; rest at 4 in quarter-note units

    Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.

    11234>111R 1

  7. Question 7

    Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 4; rest at 3 in quarter-note units

    Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.

    11234>11R 11

  8. Question 8

    Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 4; rest at 3 in quarter-note units

    Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.

    11234>11R 11

  9. Question 9

    Pattern D · attacks at 1, 2, 3; rest at 4 in quarter-note units

    Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.

    11234>111R 1

  10. Question 10

    Pattern C · attacks at 1, 2, 4; rest at 3 in quarter-note units

    Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 4 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.

    11234>11R 11

Keep three observations separate

First independent responses: __________________________________

Corrections on the same questions: ____________________________

New-question check on a later set: _____________________________

Use the new questions to find a different silent position. Do not reuse the answer position from a corrected question.