Rhythm match game

How it works

Press "Play the rhythm." Four clicks set the speed. Then a rhythm plays that lasts four beats. Three written rhythms show below. Tap the one that matches what you heard. Play the rhythm as many times as you like before you choose. The score counts the rhythms picked right on the first try. Nothing is saved.

The three levels

Level 1 uses ta, ti-ti, and rest. Ta is one sound on a beat. Ti-ti is two even sounds on a beat. A rest is a beat of silence. Level 2 adds ta-a, one sound held for two beats, and tika-tika, four quick sounds on a beat. Level 3 adds ti-tika, tika-ti, and syn-co-pa.

Teachers differ in the names they use. Some say "too" for a half note and "tiri-tiri" for four sixteenth notes. The sounds are the same.

How to use it with a child

Listen once with eyes closed. Clap the rhythm back. Then look at the three choices and say each one out loud with its rhythm names. The one that sounds like the clap is the answer. Turn on "Show the rhythm names" for a child who is new to written notes.

For the same work away from the screen, print the rhythm cards and build each answer on the table. Rhythm names: ta and ti-ti explained has more games.