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What is the total number of beats for the following rhythm?

An image shows an unsolved arithmetic problem that adds together different kinds of musical notation.
The following musical symbols are added together:
• a quarter note
• two eighth rests
• a half note
• a half rest
• a quarter rest
(1 point)
Responses

4
4
8
8
7
7
5

1 answer

To find the total number of beats in the rhythm you described, we can evaluate each musical symbol:

  1. Quarter note: 1 beat
  2. Two eighth rests: Each eighth rest is 1/2 beat, so two eighth rests contribute 1 beat (2 * 1/2 = 1).
  3. Half note: 2 beats
  4. Half rest: 2 beats
  5. Quarter rest: 1 beat

Now, let's add them all together:

  • Quarter note: 1 beat
  • Two eighth rests: 1 beat
  • Half note: 2 beats
  • Half rest: 2 beats
  • Quarter rest: 1 beat

Now summing them up:

1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 7 beats

Therefore, the total number of beats is 7.