CHAPTER 2 QUIZ

Simple Meters

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ASSignment 2.7 This assignment covers elementary fundamentals and may be skipped.

I. Notq,tion basics
A. Circle any notation errors on the left, then renotate the entire exercise correctly on the right.
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B. For each rhythmic value or rest notated on the first line, notate the corresponding rest or note on the second line.

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Write the meter signatures and meter type (e.g., simple duple) for each melody below.

A. Chance, Varicltions on a Korean Folk Song, mm. 215-218 0 (anthology)

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Meter: Meter type:

B. Clara Schumann, "Liebst du um Schcinheit," mm. 3-6 0

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Liebst du um Schrin-heit. nicht lie be!

Meter: Meter type:

Variations on a Korean Folk Song, by John Barnes Chance. @ Copy'right 1967 by Boosey & Haw-kes Inc. Copyright renewed. Reprinted by permission of
Boosey & Hawkes Inc.
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Assignment 2.2
I. Understanding dots
Write the appropriate note value in each empty box below.

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II, Counting rhythms with beat subdivisions

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A. Add the missing bar lines to each rhythm below. Then perform the rhythm.

(r) r? J. .h J l,t-.] J7l ,[E ,r.l ,r.l ,r-l J. il

(4,) nf) ). i.l'1 ,fiJ1 ) j J1 J1 fi) ) ) fr

(5) uI J ,f.-I J. ,h J ,I.] J-l ,t.] J. ,h rr.] J. il

B. At each position marked by an arrow, add one note to complete the measure in the meter indicated. If
you write an eighth- or sixteenth-note, beam or flag it properly.
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(,)il{J. ilJ. JJ; t.n,ni. rlJ J; il

,r,uZi;. ^[J-l^ li; J^l; i lJ--i l^ il

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Assignment 2.3
I. Beaming to refleet the bea,t ___ / 40
Rewrite each of the following rhythms with correct beams to reflect the beat unit. Add the counts beneath
the rhythm, and read the rhythm aloud.

A.

II. Counting rhythms with dots qnd ties

Rewrite the following rhythms with dots in place of tied notes. Be careful to beam your answers correctly.
Write the counts beneath the rewritten rhythm, with the beat number in parentheses if there is no corre-
sponding note above it.
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Assignment 2.5
I. Understanding meter signatures ___ / 22
For each meter given, write the beat unit on the staff(on any line or space), and the meter type (duple,
triple, or quadruple) in the blank.

duple

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IL Writing in different ffLeters

A. Renotate Schumann's melody (not the text) on the staves below, in f . When beaming the rhythms, use
modern ("instrumental") style rather than vocal notation.

Schumann, "Widmung" ("Dedication"), mm. 18-25 0 ___ / 21

bist von Him be - schied

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liebst, macht mich mir werth,- dein Blick hat mich- vor mir ver - kllrt,- du hebst mich

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