Rhythm and pulse

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1. Rhythm and pulse
2. Simple and compound time
3. Note values and their rests
4. Dotted notes and the compound beat
5. Grouping notes in 6/8 time
6. Grouping notes in 9/8 time
7. French rhythm names in compound time
8. The duplet
9. Duplets in 6/8 and 9/8
10. Factors in creating a rhythmic pattern
11. Repetition and symmetry in rhythm
12. Composing a four bar rhythm in 6/8
13. Composing a four bar rhythm in 9/8 with a duplet
14. Recording, sharing and appraising rhythms
15. Rhythm in compound time: revision