Exercises for Day 2

1. Answer true or false to the following statements.

• a. The relative durations of notes are always the same. For example, the half note is always half the whole note.
• b. The musical pulse is always changing.
• c. The pulse must be assigned a unit of measurement (such as the quarter note).

2. If one beat equals one quarter note:

1. The whole note is worth _______ beat/s.
2. The half note is worth _______ beat/s.
3. The quarter note is worth _______ beat/s.
4. The eighth note is worth _______ beat/s.
5. The sixteenth note is worth _______ beat/s.

3. On a blank sheet of paper, compose a simple rhythm of your choice on top of the quarter note pulse.