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Beats and note values

About 4 minutes

The beat is the pulse you tap your foot to. In 4/4 time there are four beats in a bar. A quarter note lasts one beat, a half note two, a whole note four, an eighth note half a beat.

Tap along with the metronome. Aim to land with the click, not after it.

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Tap every beat for two bars

To pass: six of eight taps on the beat.

Tap every beat for two bars. One bar to count in first.

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