4.7: Practice Exercises

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4.7 Practice Exercises

1.

After listening to each example, specify the meter (e.g., “compound triple”).

Lin-Manuel Miranda, “First Burn”
Al Green, Willie Mitchell, Al Jackson Jr., “Let's Stay Together”
Kenny Kirkland, “Dienda”
Traditional Scottish Gaelic tune, text by Eleanor Farjeon, “Morning Has Broken”
Guy Lawrence, Howard Lawrence, James Napier, and Sam Smith, “Disclosure”

Answer.

2.

For each example, specify the implied time signature and the meter (e.g., “simple duple”).

a. Time Signature: Meter:

b. Time Signature: Meter:

c. Time Signature: Meter:

d. Time Signature: Meter:

Answer.

3.

Use one note value (with one or two dots as necessary) to show the sum of all the rhythmic values given.

Answer.

4.

Specify the meter of each time signature.

The meter of 42 is:
The meter of 916 is:
The meter of 34 is:

Answer.

5.

Correct the incorrect rhythmic notation in each example in order to show the beats. The subdivisions grouped into beats are shown in parentheses above the rhythms to be corrected.

Answer.

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