Apply basic knowledge of reading music by counting beats and reading notes. Here are some simple lines of music which incorporate different types of notes and patterns in common time.

This site is provided for by Tomas Howie and Drumming Web. Although originally written for the drummer, any aspiring musician could benefit from the explanation of how to read music and the examples it contains. Drummers will want to...

Read everything there is to know about the basics of notes. From their durations, their shapes and their stems, you will learn how notes are used in music.

Beginning music students learn the definition of time signature and examples of time signatures in music.

An essay and lesson plan on traditional American shape-note choral singing.

This fun interactive counting activity is great for students to create their own rhythms. Students can use 4/4, 3/4 or 2/4 meters to input and listen to their own rhythms instantly.