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Animal Rhythms Table

Animal, Symbol,and Sticking

Note Value(s)

four sixteenth notes

two eighth notes

one quarter note(pig)

two sixteenth notes + one eighth note

one sixteenth note + one eighth note + one sixteenth note

one eighth note + two sixteenth notes

one quarter rest

eighth rest + eighth note

eighth note triplet (in 4/4)

three eighth notes (in 6/8 or 12/8)

11

11

11

21

29

25

35

39

44

48

15

12

12

22

30

26

36

40

45

49

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ca-ter-pil-lar

ti- ger

pi-IG

but-ter- fly

king- fi- sher

chi- hua- hua

sh-H

sheep dog

por-cu-pine

por-cu-pine

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eighth note flam + two sixteenth notes

eighth note + eighth note flam

two eighth note flams

eighth rest + eighth note flam

97

97

100 -101

100 -101

98

eighth note flam + eighth note 97 98

98

Symbol Italian English Sing

piano

mezzo piano

mezzo forte

forte

crescendo

decrescendo ordiminuendo

soft

medium soft

medium loud

loud

getting louder

getting softer

accent mark

whisper(no vocal cords)

whisper(with vocal cords)

normal speaking voice

strong speaking voice

gradually louder

gradually softer

slightly louder thannearby notes

Dynamic Symbols Table

or cresc

or decresc or dim

flam- ger

flam fi- sher

chee- tah

flim flam

sheep flam

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