Music: Rhythm, Beat, and Tempo Worksheet

Question 1

Tap your lap four times at a steady beat. Count out loud: 1, 2, 3, 4. What did you do to show the beat?

Accepted Answer

I tapped my lap four times with a steady beat while I counted 1, 2, 3, 4.

Question 2

Clap this rhythm: clap, clap, rest, clap. Draw an X for each clap and a blank box for the rest.

Accepted Answer

The rhythm is X, X, blank, X because there are claps on the first, second, and fourth beats, with a rest on the third beat.

Question 3

A song is very fast. Circle the word that tells its tempo: slow or fast.

Accepted Answer

The correct word is fast because tempo tells how fast or slow the music goes.

Question 4

March in place to a steady beat. Is marching usually good for a steady beat or a silly mixed-up beat?

Accepted Answer

Marching is usually good for a steady beat because each step can match the pulse of the music.

Question 5

Say the words pizza pie. Clap the rhythm of the words. How many claps did you use?

Accepted Answer

I used three claps because pizza has two parts and pie has one part.

Question 6

Look at the pattern: stomp, clap, stomp, clap. What comes next if the pattern keeps going?

Accepted Answer

Clap comes next because the pattern repeats stomp, clap, stomp, clap.

Question 7

Your teacher plays a drum slowly. Should you move slowly or quickly to match the tempo?

Accepted Answer

I should move slowly because the drum is playing at a slow tempo.

Question 8

Clap this beat while counting: 1, 2, 3, 4. Are the beats even or uneven?

Accepted Answer

The beats are even because they happen with the same space between each clap.

Question 9

Say the words ice cream cone. Clap the rhythm of the words. How many claps did you use?

Accepted Answer

I used three claps because ice, cream, and cone are three word parts.

Question 10

Circle the picture that shows a fast tempo: a turtle walking or a rabbit hopping.

Accepted Answer

The rabbit hopping shows a fast tempo because rabbits usually move quickly.

Question 11

Make this rhythm with body sounds: pat, pat, clap, pat. Write the body sound that happens on beat 3.

Accepted Answer

The body sound on beat 3 is clap because the pattern is pat, pat, clap, pat.

Question 12

Listen to a song or have a helper sing one. Tap the beat with one finger. Did your finger tap the rhythm of the words or the steady beat?

Accepted Answer

My finger tapped the steady beat because it kept the same pulse through the song.

Question 13

Draw four hearts in a row. Point to each heart as you say 1, 2, 3, 4. What do the hearts show?

Accepted Answer

The hearts show four steady beats that can be counted in order.

Question 14

A lullaby is a soft bedtime song. Is a lullaby usually slow or fast?

Accepted Answer

A lullaby is usually slow because it is calm and helps people rest.

Question 15

Clap a steady beat, then clap a rhythm with some long and short sounds. Tell one way the beat and rhythm are different.

Accepted Answer

The beat stays steady, but the rhythm can have different long and short sounds.

Music: Rhythm, Beat, and Tempo