How To Count Rhythm, Part 1 - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #6

The video tutorial explains how to count rhythms in music by using different note values such as quarter, half, eighth, and sixteenth notes. It introduces a system for counting these notes, including the use of 'and' for eighth notes and 'e' and 'a' for sixteenth notes. The tutorial emphasizes the importance of staying in time and using a metronome. It also covers how to handle rests in music and provides an example of a familiar rhythm from the 'Cup Song'.

What is the term used for a combination of notes that add up to the correct number of beats?

• Melody

• Chord

• Harmony

• Rhythm

How do you count a measure that includes eighth notes?

• 1 and 2 and 3 and 4

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 1, 2, 4

• 1 e and a, 2 e and a

What is the counting method for a measure that starts with a dotted quarter note?

• 1, 2, 3, 4

• 1 and 2 and 3 and 4

• 1 e and a, 2 e and a

• 1, and 3, and 4, and

When counting 16th notes, what syllables are used for the second and fourth notes?

• e, a

• ta, ti

• la, li

• and, a

What tool is recommended to help stay in time while counting rhythms?

• Music stand

• Pitch pipe

• Metronome

• Tuner