Same Rhythm or Not
Two rhythms play back to back and you say whether they matched. The hard part is holding the first one in your head while the second one runs, and that is the memory you need before you can write any rhythm down.
- two answers
- no notation
- one note moves
at which level
- Beginner to intermediate
- Any instrument
Two rhythms play back to back and you say whether they matched. Pick how large the difference may be, then start.
What it asks
You hear rhythm A, then rhythm B, and you answer Same or Different. Nothing appears on screen while they play, so the whole task is memory and comparison.
The question pool
One bar patterns with three to five hits, always with a hit on beat one. The easy rounds add or drop a whole beat. Harder ones move a single hit half a beat later, and that is the version most people miss.
How you answer
Two buttons, Same and Different. A guess lands right half the time, so read your score over ten questions rather than over one.
When the round ends
Ten questions, twenty, or no limit at all. Rhythm comparison tires the ear faster than pitch work does, and a run of ten already shows you where you are.
When you get it wrong
Both rhythms appear on a grid with the differing cell marked, and B plays again with a playhead moving across it. Seeing where the hit landed usually explains more than a third listen would.
Keep going
Everything in rhythm practice
- Name That Groove
- Same Rhythm or Not