In Grade 1 exam, you will have to compose a two-bar rhythm. It will have these simple rules:
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Yoy will be given a two-bar rhythm to follow on from.
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It will start on the first beat of the bar.
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It will use one of the time signatures you already know - , or .
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You will not need to write a melody - only a rhythm.
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You will not need to put in a clef or key signature.
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You will write your rhythm on one line of the stave, like this rather than on a single line, or on no line at all,
You need to be careful about two different things:
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How to write the rhythm down - in other words, how to decide which notes you should join or beam together, and where to use ties and dots. Look at the rules in the following of this page for help with this.
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How to make the two-bar rhythm interesting. There is some general advice, describing later.
