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Keep the Silent Pulse · Teacher pack

Maintain a steady pulse when the guide drops out.

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: __________________

Maintain the pulse throughout each question, including the unaccompanied beats. Avoid waiting for the returning click before resuming.

  1. Question 1

    Tap every quarter-note beat, including 1 silent bar. Keep going when the guide returns.

    Beat positions / observed timing:

    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  2. Question 2

    Tap every quarter-note beat, including 1 silent bar. Keep going when the guide returns.

    Beat positions / observed timing:

    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  3. Question 3

    Tap every quarter-note beat, including 1 silent bar. Keep going when the guide returns.

    Beat positions / observed timing:

    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  4. Question 4

    Tap every quarter-note beat, including 1 silent bar. Keep going when the guide returns.

    Beat positions / observed timing:

    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  5. Question 5

    Tap every quarter-note beat, including 1 silent bar. Keep going when the guide returns.

    Beat positions / observed timing:

    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  6. Question 6

    Tap every quarter-note beat, including 1 silent bar. Keep going when the guide returns.

    Beat positions / observed timing:

    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  7. Question 7

    Tap every quarter-note beat, including 1 silent bar. Keep going when the guide returns.

    Beat positions / observed timing:

    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  8. Question 8

    Tap every quarter-note beat, including 1 silent bar. Keep going when the guide returns.

    Beat positions / observed timing:

    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  9. Question 9

    Tap every quarter-note beat, including 1 silent bar. Keep going when the guide returns.

    Beat positions / observed timing:

    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

  10. Question 10

    Tap every quarter-note beat, including 1 silent bar. Keep going when the guide returns.

    Beat positions / observed timing:

    First answer: __________________________________________________
    Correction after review: ________________________________________

After practice

One distinction I can explain: __________________________________

One skill to revisit: __________________________________________

Teacher answer key

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

  1. Question 1

    Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

    Keep 12 evenly spaced taps across 3 bars. The guide is silent from quarter-note beat 5 to 9; the target pulse continues every 1 quarter-note beat.

    11234>111121234>111131234>1111

  2. Question 2

    Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

    Keep 12 evenly spaced taps across 3 bars. The guide is silent from quarter-note beat 5 to 9; the target pulse continues every 1 quarter-note beat.

    11234>111121234>111131234>1111

  3. Question 3

    Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

    Keep 12 evenly spaced taps across 3 bars. The guide is silent from quarter-note beat 5 to 9; the target pulse continues every 1 quarter-note beat.

    11234>111121234>111131234>1111

  4. Question 4

    Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

    Keep 12 evenly spaced taps across 3 bars. The guide is silent from quarter-note beat 5 to 9; the target pulse continues every 1 quarter-note beat.

    11234>111121234>111131234>1111

  5. Question 5

    Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

    Keep 12 evenly spaced taps across 3 bars. The guide is silent from quarter-note beat 5 to 9; the target pulse continues every 1 quarter-note beat.

    11234>111121234>111131234>1111

  6. Question 6

    Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

    Keep 12 evenly spaced taps across 3 bars. The guide is silent from quarter-note beat 5 to 9; the target pulse continues every 1 quarter-note beat.

    11234>111121234>111131234>1111

  7. Question 7

    Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

    Keep 12 evenly spaced taps across 3 bars. The guide is silent from quarter-note beat 5 to 9; the target pulse continues every 1 quarter-note beat.

    11234>111121234>111131234>1111

  8. Question 8

    Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

    Keep 12 evenly spaced taps across 3 bars. The guide is silent from quarter-note beat 5 to 9; the target pulse continues every 1 quarter-note beat.

    11234>111121234>111131234>1111

  9. Question 9

    Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

    Keep 12 evenly spaced taps across 3 bars. The guide is silent from quarter-note beat 5 to 9; the target pulse continues every 1 quarter-note beat.

    11234>111121234>111131234>1111

  10. Question 10

    Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

    Keep 12 evenly spaced taps across 3 bars. The guide is silent from quarter-note beat 5 to 9; the target pulse continues every 1 quarter-note beat.

    11234>111121234>111131234>1111

Keep three observations separate

First independent responses: __________________________________

Corrections on the same questions: ____________________________

New-question check on a later set: _____________________________

Continue through a newly generated dropout from its own count-in. Check the return without correcting the earlier first response.