Rhythmic Notation Sheet Tutorial 1. What is Rhythm in Music? Rhythm is the pattern of sounds and silence in music. It tells us when to play a note and how long to hold it. Rhythm is written using note values and rests. --- 2. Basic Note Values Whole Note (𝅝) → 4 beats (count: 1–2–3–4) Half Note (𝅗𝅥) → 2 beats (count: 1–2) Quarter Note (𝅘𝅥) → 1 beat (count: 1) Eighth Note (𝅘𝅥𝅮) → ½ beat (count: 1 & 2 &) Sixteenth Note (𝅘𝅥𝅯) → ¼ beat (count: 1 e & a) --- 3. Basic Rests (Silence) Whole Rest → 4 beat