Rhythm Quadruple Pattern
Rhythm Four Part Beats

Here we will move into dividing beats into four parts. We will call it a quadruple rhythm pattern. We work with

• Reviewing duple patterns

• Add new terms for counting the rhythm quadruple pattern. 

• Easily seeing the different applications of using the quadruple pattern.

Review Duple Pattern

Let’s review quarter and half note and whole note in 4/4 time.

Eighth notes get a half a beat either the beat or the "and". Quarter notes take up one beat and get both the "beat and" count.

Adding Sixteenth Notes

Using “and” as a way to divide the beat in two allowed the use of eight notes. Similarly adding sixteenth notes the half beats need to be divided into again.
This is going to make us use two sixteenth notes ( ) for every eighth note () . Which extends to using four sixteenth notes ( )for every quarter note ( ). So we are going to need to expand our counting ability again.

“e” and “a” of Counting Rhythm

Introducing the "e" long sound "a" and "a" short sound "a" of counting.  Our new one beat count will be done this way:

    1   e  +  a     (one beat  )   one ee and a

And our 4 count measure is done this way:

       1   e  +  a      2   e  +  a      3   e  +  a     4  e  +  a
       (one beat)     (one beat)      (one beat)    (one beat  )

We have to divide our beat into four parts.

Rhythm - Subdividing Beats By Four

Look at this rhythm where we work with 2/4 time signature:

Our example is counted this way: