Syncopation · Teacher pack

Find attacks between the strong beats.

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: __________________

Select each rhythm from its exact attacks, including an offbeat at the beginning or end. A carried sound needs no second attack.

Question 1
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
- □ Pattern A
- □ Pattern B
- □ Pattern C
- □ Pattern D
First answer: __________________________________________________
Correction after review: ________________________________________
Question 2
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
- □ Pattern A
- □ Pattern B
- □ Pattern C
- □ Pattern D
First answer: __________________________________________________
Correction after review: ________________________________________
Question 3
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
- □ Pattern A
- □ Pattern B
- □ Pattern C
- □ Pattern D
First answer: __________________________________________________
Correction after review: ________________________________________
Question 4
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
- □ Pattern A
- □ Pattern B
- □ Pattern C
- □ Pattern D
First answer: __________________________________________________
Correction after review: ________________________________________
Question 5
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
- □ Pattern A
- □ Pattern B
- □ Pattern C
- □ Pattern D
First answer: __________________________________________________
Correction after review: ________________________________________
Question 6
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
- □ Pattern A
- □ Pattern B
- □ Pattern C
- □ Pattern D
First answer: __________________________________________________
Correction after review: ________________________________________
Question 7
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
- □ Pattern A
- □ Pattern B
- □ Pattern C
- □ Pattern D
First answer: __________________________________________________
Correction after review: ________________________________________
Question 8
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
- □ Pattern A
- □ Pattern B
- □ Pattern C
- □ Pattern D
First answer: __________________________________________________
Correction after review: ________________________________________
Question 9
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
- □ Pattern A
- □ Pattern B
- □ Pattern C
- □ Pattern D
First answer: __________________________________________________
Correction after review: ________________________________________
Question 10
Listen to the numbered example and select an answer.
- □ Pattern A
- □ Pattern B
- □ Pattern C
- □ Pattern D
First answer: __________________________________________________
Correction after review: ________________________________________

After practice

One distinction I can explain: __________________________________

One skill to revisit: __________________________________________

Teacher answer key

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

Question 1
Pattern A · attacks at 1.5, 2.5, 3, 4; rest at 1 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1.5, 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, 3.5, 4.5; rest at 3 in quarter-note units
Count 4/4 at 80 BPM. Attacks occur at 1, 2, 3.5, 4.5 in quarter-note beat units. Rests take time without an attack.
Question 4
Pattern C · 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 5
Pattern C · 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 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, 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 8
Pattern C · 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 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, 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.

Keep three observations separate

First independent responses: __________________________________

Corrections on the same questions: ____________________________

New-question check on a later set: _____________________________

Use a fresh pattern to check whether you can keep the pulse while the offbeat moves to another part of the bar.

Syncopation · Teacher pack

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Student practice sheet

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