Count through whole silent bars and return at the right moment.
Hear the opening bar, keep counting through the silent bars, then echo the returning phrase. During your turn, tap the opening and ending notes while counting the rests silently.
Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 12.
Count through every silent bar and keep track of the bar number. The return is timed from the original pulse, even when no target note sounds.
The opening uses 4 quarter-note beats. Count 1 complete silent bar before returning on beat 1. 3 bars fill 12 quarter-note beats.
Tap at quarter-note positions 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16.
Compare where the silent span begins and ends. The rest is measured time; the next sounded entry does not reset the count.
The opening uses 4 quarter-note beats. Count 2 complete silent bars before returning on beat 1. 4 bars fill 16 quarter-note beats.
Blocks show durations in quarter-note units. R marks a rest; > marks an accented attack. Numbers below each bar are quarter-note positions, which differ from the main beat in 6/8.
Check the idea: A silent bar contains the same elapsed duration as a sounded bar at the same tempo.
Speak “bar 1, 2, 3, 4” at each bar’s first beat. Keep the silent bars quiet on the tap control and prepare the return.
Perform the full multi-bar pattern, including the re-entry. Inspect missed or extra attacks around the end of the rest.
Count a fresh rest span from the new count-in and enter at its own marked return point.
Each session starts with two guided questions, then your chosen practice set, followed by two new questions at a different tempo. First answers, same-question retries, and the final check have separate results.
Begin this lesson80 quarter-note BPM · 4/4 · With guidance
One silent bar, Two silent bars
Practice this level100 quarter-note BPM · 4/4 · Fewer hints
Two silent bars, Offbeat re-entry
Practice this level120 quarter-note BPM · 4/4 · Fewer hints
Three silent bars, Offbeat re-entry, Re-entry with varied durations
Practice this levelThe teacher pack includes 10 fixed questions, replay controls, a student sheet, and a separate answer key. The printed key and downloaded JSON use the same questions.
Original synthesized audio · A4 = 440 Hz · mono, 48 kHz WAV.
These references explain the underlying definitions. The examples and practice sequences here are generated for Earstep.