Compound Meter Dictation Rhythm Dictation TipsTheory ThingsWilliam Wieland
 Dotted Rhythm      Eighths      Eighth Quarter      Quarter Eighth       Dotted Quarter Note
Choc - o - late Om Nom Nom Can - dy! Oh!  Yes! Burp

Practice clapping the rhythms until they are well learned.


1. ?   ?   ?   Dotted Quarter Note Examples
2. ?   ?   ?   ?   ?   ?   ?   Dotted Quarter Note Examples
For each example,
I clap. You clap.*
I clap. You clap.*
You write. (Wait, then repeat.)
2 bar examples for practice: 

4 bar examples for practice: 

teorĂ­a also offers a good Rhythm Dictation drill.
* I tap with your claps.