RHYTHMIC
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RHYTHMIC DICTATION
Rhythmic dictation is essential for students to grow as musicians.
Try to do rhythmic dictations as often as possible, but at least once a week.
I have included 25 rhythmic dictations for you to use.
Procedures:
1) Students should have a copy of their own rhythmic dictation sheet that has the
date of the dictation recorded.
2) Play the example that you choose one bar at a time. I usually play each bar twice.
3) When completed redo the whole example once so the students can check their
work.
4) When beginning to do rhythmic dictations with your students it often helps to
write what rhythms you will be using. (i.e., quarter note and two eighths). I
usually write them out on the board. This is particularly helpful when the
rhythms begin to get more complicated.
5) Make sure students insert the time signature and write all the notes on the
third line.
6) The students should keep all copies of their dictations in their workbook.
44 k k n k k kkk k
44 k n k n kkk n k
D k kkk k kkk n k
44 k k k k k k k k k k k k
D kkkkk n kkk k k
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44 k kkokk k k k k kk k n kkk n k kkk
t
D k k k okkk k n k k ok k n k k kkn kkk
t t
44 k n kkok okk k kk kkk kkkk n k k n k
t t
D k k kkk kk k kko k k kkn kkn k k k kkk
t
44 k k k k k n k k n kkkkk kkn kkk k kkkkk k
34 k k k k k n kk k k k kk k k k k k
34 k k k kk k k k k k n kk k k o k kk
t
34 k k k k k k k kkkkk k k k n kk kkkkn k
34 k k k k k k kkkkk k kkk n k k k kk
34 k k k k k kkk k k kkk n k k kkkkk
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44 k k k k k k k k kkkkk kk k kkkkkkk k kkkkkk k k
t
44 k k kkk kkk k k kkkkkk kkk k kkk kkkk kkk k
44 k k kkk kkk k k kkkkkk kkk kkkkk kkkk kkk kk
D k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k kt kt k k kkk kkkkkkk kkkk kkkkkkkk
44 k kk kkkkkkk k k n kkk kkk kkkkkkkkk k k kkkkkkkk
D k kkkkkkk kkk k k k k kkk kkkkkkk k k k n kkkkkk
44 k k k k k k k k kkkkk k k k kk kkkk kkk
t t t t t t
44 k k kk kkkkk k k k kkkk kkkk k k k kkkkk kk
t t t t t t t t
44 k k k k k k k k k kkkkkkkk k k k kk k k kkkkkkkk k
t t t t t tt t t t
Dk k k k kkk kkk k kkkkk k k kkkkkkk k k k kk k
t t tt t t t t t t
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RHTYHMIC DICTATION WORKSHEETS
NAME: _________________________________________
DATE: ___________________________
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