MUSC 101 Music Fundamentals - Spring 2012

Unit 3 Rhythm Catalogs

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In these catalogs there will always be a note on beat one. Zeros are considered a sustained value of the previous one, not as a rest.

Duple Meter

Patterns are organized in groups of two beats.

1.
1
0
2.
1
1

Triple Meter

Patterns are organized in groups of three beats.

1.
1
0
0
2.
1
1
0
3.
1
0
1
4.
1
1
1

Quadruple Meter

Patterns are organized in groups of four beats.

1.
1
0
0
0
2.
1
0
1
0
3.
1
1
1
1
4.
1
1
1
0
5.
1
0
1
1
6.
1
0
0
1
7.
1
1
0
0
8.
1
1
0
1


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Revised by John Ellinger, Spring 2012.