Straight or Triplet · Teacher pack
Distinguish two equal notes per beat from three.
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: __________________
Classify the subdivision in each bar. Keep the larger pulse fixed while comparing the number of attacks inside each beat.
Question 1
Follow the stronger quarter-note pulse and count the equal notes inside each beat.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 2
Follow the stronger quarter-note pulse and count the equal notes inside each beat.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 3
Follow the stronger quarter-note pulse and count the equal notes inside each beat.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 4
Follow the stronger quarter-note pulse and count the equal notes inside each beat.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 5
Follow the stronger quarter-note pulse and count the equal notes inside each beat.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 6
Follow the stronger quarter-note pulse and count the equal notes inside each beat.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 7
Follow the stronger quarter-note pulse and count the equal notes inside each beat.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 8
Follow the stronger quarter-note pulse and count the equal notes inside each beat.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 9
Follow the stronger quarter-note pulse and count the equal notes inside each beat.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________Question 10
Follow the stronger quarter-note pulse and count the equal notes inside each beat.
First answer: __________________________________________________Correction after review: ________________________________________
After practice
One distinction I can explain: __________________________________
One skill to revisit: __________________________________________
Teacher answer key
Straight or Triplet · Pack 710041 · 80 quarter-note BPM. These answers match the numbered student sheet.
Question 1
Straight eighths: two per beat
Two equal eighth notes fill each quarter-note beat. Their onsets are 0 and 1/2 of the beat; the next beat begins at 1.
Question 2
Triplets: three per beat
Three equal notes fill each quarter-note beat. Their onsets are 0, 1/3, and 2/3 of the beat; the next beat begins at 1.
Question 3
Straight eighths: two per beat
Two equal eighth notes fill each quarter-note beat. Their onsets are 0 and 1/2 of the beat; the next beat begins at 1.
Question 4
Triplets: three per beat
Three equal notes fill each quarter-note beat. Their onsets are 0, 1/3, and 2/3 of the beat; the next beat begins at 1.
Question 5
Triplets: three per beat
Three equal notes fill each quarter-note beat. Their onsets are 0, 1/3, and 2/3 of the beat; the next beat begins at 1.
Question 6
Triplets: three per beat
Three equal notes fill each quarter-note beat. Their onsets are 0, 1/3, and 2/3 of the beat; the next beat begins at 1.
Question 7
Triplets: three per beat
Three equal notes fill each quarter-note beat. Their onsets are 0, 1/3, and 2/3 of the beat; the next beat begins at 1.
Question 8
Triplets: three per beat
Three equal notes fill each quarter-note beat. Their onsets are 0, 1/3, and 2/3 of the beat; the next beat begins at 1.
Question 9
Triplets: three per beat
Three equal notes fill each quarter-note beat. Their onsets are 0, 1/3, and 2/3 of the beat; the next beat begins at 1.
Question 10
Triplets: three per beat
Three equal notes fill each quarter-note beat. Their onsets are 0, 1/3, and 2/3 of the beat; the next beat begins at 1.
Keep three observations separate
First independent responses: __________________________________
Corrections on the same questions: ____________________________
New-question check on a later set: _____________________________
Listen to a fresh example and count parts within one beat instead of relying on the total number of sounds in the excerpt.