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Long and short sounds

Arts & Music · Music theory first steps · ages 5-8
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. Ti-ti is two quick sounds.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. What do we say for one longer sound?

    • Ta
    • Ti-ti
    • Boom

  3. What do we say for two quick sounds in one beat?

    • Ti-ti
    • Ta
    • Shh

  4. How many quick sounds do you clap when you say ti-ti one time?

    Answer: ______________

  5. Ta and ti-ti take the same amount of time.

    Circle one:   True   False

  6. How many sounds are in ti-ti?

    • Two
    • One
    • Four

  7. Which word would you use for the name Sam, said as one sound?

    • Ta
    • Ti-ti
    • Ti-ti-ti

  8. The name An-na is clapped as two quick sounds. Which rhythm word fits it?

    • Ti-ti
    • Ta
    • Rest
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  1. True · Ti-ti splits one beat into two quick sounds.
  2. Ta · We say ta for one sound on a beat.
  3. Ti-ti · Ti-ti is two quick sounds that share one beat.
  4. 2 · Ti-ti is two quick claps in one beat.
  5. True · One ta lasts as long as ti-ti together. Ti-ti just fills it with two sounds.
  6. Two · Ti-ti has two quick sounds in it.
  7. Ta · Sam is one sound, so it is ta.
  8. Ti-ti · An-na has two quick parts, so it is ti-ti.
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