Here are the syllables that we use for some of the rhythm notes in music. For dotted and triplets rhythms, the syllables are listed with those notes.
1. When counting or saying the following notes we use the following syllables:
a.
whole note = Ta–a –a –a
b.
half note = Ta-a
c.
quarter note = Ta
d.
eighth notes
= Ti – Ti
e. sixteenth notes = Ti-ka-ti-ka
Here are the four types of notes that we use for the rhythm notation quiz:
Rhythm Notation
1 tap in one (1) beat =
2 even taps in one (1) beat =
3 even taps in one (1) beat =
4 even taps in one (1) beat =
12/11/2002