Time Signature and Rhythm

How beats are grouped into bars, and how to count what you are looking at.

Grade 1. Do Note Values, The Staff and Note Naming first. This is where the note shapes you already know get counted.

WHAT IS ON THIS PAGE

1. Bars, bar lines and time signatures

2. Counting the bar

3. The quaver, and the word "and"

4. Worked examples

5. Type the counting yourself

6. Rests: counting the silence

7. The dot

8. The upbeat

9. Quick quiz

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