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Dotted Quarter Notes in 2/4
Time Lines Rhythm Exercise E603

Exercise E603 features a dotted quarter note followed by an eighth note in 2/4 time. There are two beats in each measure and the quarter note is equal to one beat. The eighth note is equal to half a beat, and the dotted quarter note is equal to one and a half beats. Make sure to play Exercises E601 and E602 for examples of how to subdivide dotted quarter notes. The exercise is one measure long, and it is repeated eight times in the video. You can buy Time Lines Book 1 and see all of the rhythm exercises, patterns, and melodies, as well as the Time Games, in a clearly organized format.

In the video, you will hear a voice count two measures in tempo (“1-and-2-and-1-and-2-and”) and then the exercise will begin. The voice will continue to count for two measures. The metronome will continue to sound on every beat for the rest of the example. In the fifth and sixth times through the exercise, the audio example will stop playing. You should keep playing to hear yourself with the metronome. A magenta line moves across the screen to show where each beat begins, and the Time Lines Color Blocks show the relative length of all the notes and rests.

 

Time Lines Exercise E603

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This exercise is played at 60 BPM (beats per minute). If you would like to practice this exercise at a slower or faster tempo, visit the metronome section of Music All the Time.

Go back to the Unit 6 exercise table of contents or play the next dotted quarter note exercise - E604.

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