Basic Music Theory
Moving On
We won’t be seeing much of the rhythm clef in this book, but it’s
important to know, especially if you’re interested in drums and
percussion instruments.
That’s the end of this Part. It was a short one, but the information is
essential to everything which follows, so if there’s something you don’t
understand, go back and review until you’ve got it.
After the review for this chapter is the big fat review for the entire Part.
The next part is called You Got Rhythm, and goes over the notes you’ve
been seeing: their names, their anatomy, and their length.
Chapter 9 Review
- What does the rhythm clef show?
- Why doesn’t the rhythm clef show pitch?
- Why use a one-line rhythm clef?
- If the 5-line rhythm clef staff doesn’t show pitches,
why is it used?
- If a note-head is an x, what instrument is used?
- Rhythm only. No
pitches
- Drums/percussion
are non-pitched
instruments
- One line is all that’s
needed for a single
percussion
instrument.
- The 5-line clef can
show rhythm for
several instruments
at once.
- Options:
cymbals, cowbell,
triangle, guiro, any
small percussion
instrument
