Rhythmic patterns describe the arrangement of sound and silence, utilizing various note types such as whole, half, quarter, and eighth notes. Different clapping techniques illustrate the diverse ways beats can be represented and combined, allowing for sounds that last for multiple beats or contain short sounds. Overall, rhythmic patterns are constructed by integrating sounds and silence, which can be notated using notes and rests.

1. Rhythmic Patterns

2. Rhythmic patterns describe how
sound and silence are put together.

5. Ways of clapping the different types of Note
Whole
note
4 counts
= ta-a-a-a
Half note 2 counts
= ta- a
Quarter
note
1count
= ta
Eighth
note
½ count
= ti- ti

6. Quarter note
1 clap / beat

7. l l l l
ta ti ti ta ti ti
2 beats ta- a 2 beats ta- a
4 beats ta- a- a- a
1 beat ½ ½ beat 1 beat ½
1/2beat

8. l l l l
Sometimes ,a beat can get two short sounds.
1 beat ½ ½ 1 beat ½ 1/2

9. l l l l
2 beats ta- a 2 beats ta- a
4 beats t a- a- a- a
Sometimes, a sound can last for more than one beat.

10. Sometimes, a sound can last for more than one beat.
l l l l
ta sh ti ti ti ti
2 beats ta- a ta 1 beat sh
ti ti sh sh ti ti
1 beat
1 beat ½ ½ ½ ½

12. • Rhythmic patterns are made by putting sounds
and silence together. They can be written
using appropriate notes and rests.