It Ain't Gonna Rain No More (Time Signature 4-4 Missing Bar Lines)

  • This worksheet is designed to promote students' understanding of 4/4 metre.
  • The first question requires students to explain the time signature. (Answer: There are 4 crotchet beats [quarter note beats] in each bar.)
  • The second question instructs students to fill in the missing bar lines.
  • The third question gives students the opportunity to create a rhythm in 4/4 metre.
  • This song begins with an anacrusis (an upbeat).

Students can write their rhythm on the staff lines provided, or they might like to write a melody with their rhythm!

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Kodály Analysis:

It Ain't Gonna Rain No More (Time Signature 4-4 Missing Bar Lines) Theme: Humour Games:
Partner: Form: Verse & Chorus Song Type:
Scale: Major CSP: A - B Age: Upper Primary - Lower Secondary
Tones: s low l low ti low d finalis r m f Rhythm: ; ; ; ;  
Melodic: m r d ; d s low d ; ti low d r ; f r ti low s low ; s low l low ti low d finalis
Prep:
Prac: , f ti low

 

Origin:
Source: MySongFile.com

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It Ain't Gonna Rain No More A humorous song that can be used to practise dynamics.
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