Read page top to bottom and each four-beat score left to right. The small upper dots are four fixed beat starts; do not count them as extra rhythm sounds. Each broad rhythm card has first/middle halves. ONE has first sound, middle dash/no second event; PAIR has two sequential equal short events within one beat. A question mark is an undecided card. Colour is redundant. An adult moves broad fixed tokens only as directed. Silent routes meet rhythm planning; hearing/steady performed beat and comfortable making require separate actual accessible observations.
A · One beat, one or two sounds
File: print/one-pair-key.svg / print/one-pair-key.pdf. Exact linear content: ONE has one sound at beat start and no second event. PAIR has two equal short sounds in sequence: one at start, one halfway through the same beat. Beat length holds. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | One steady beat can hold one or two short sounds | A · One beat, one or two sounds | ONE = ONE SOUND / PAIR = TWO INSIDE ONE BEAT | Dots above the rhythm mark the four even beat starts. | ONE BEAT · TWO CHOICES | ONE | — | one short sound | at the beat start | PAIR | two short sounds | start, then middle | The beat stays the same length. | PAIR sounds follow each other; not together. | Small dash = no second sound in this beat. | Choose a tiny opening or ending of your own. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Raised/no-print/no-sound: Use one broad beat card divided into equal halves. ONE has one raised disc in first half, flat dash in second; PAIR has one disc in each half. Trace the sequence first then middle, never both together. Make words available without touch.
B · Four beats, four sounds
File: print/steady-one.svg / print/steady-one.pdf. Exact linear content: Four even beat-start dots. Rhythm ONE ONE ONE ONE: one first-half sound per beat, no second-half sounds; four separate events. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | One steady beat can hold one or two short sounds | B · Four beats, four sounds | ONE = ONE SOUND / PAIR = TWO INSIDE ONE BEAT | Dots above the rhythm mark the four even beat starts. | MY FOUR-BEAT RHYTHM | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | — | ONE | 2 | — | ONE | 3 | — | ONE | 4 | — | ONE | Four beats continue at one steady pace. | ONE / ONE / ONE / ONE. | One short sound starts each beat. | A paper score is a plan; sound is optional. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Raised/no-print/no-sound: Four broad equal beat cards with raised first/middle divider. One disc in first half and dash in second of each. Four beat-start tags remain separate from the rhythm tokens.
C · Four beats, eight sounds
File: print/steady-pair.svg / print/steady-pair.pdf. Exact linear content: Four even beat-start dots. Rhythm PAIR PAIR PAIR PAIR: first/middle short event in each beat; eight sequential events in four beats. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | One steady beat can hold one or two short sounds | C · Four beats, eight sounds | ONE = ONE SOUND / PAIR = TWO INSIDE ONE BEAT | Dots above the rhythm mark the four even beat starts. | MY FOUR-BEAT RHYTHM | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | PAIR | 2 | PAIR | 3 | PAIR | 4 | PAIR | Four beats continue at the SAME steady pace. | PAIR / PAIR / PAIR / PAIR. | Two short sounds fit inside each beat. | More sounds does not mean faster beats. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Raised/no-print/no-sound: Four broad equal beat cards. Place two discs sequentially in each card, first and middle. Count four beat-start tags independently from eight rhythm discs.
D · A tiny rhythm of my own
File: print/mixed-piece.svg / print/mixed-piece.pdf. Exact linear content: Four even beat-start dots. Rhythm ONE ONE PAIR PAIR: six events in four beats. The last two beats each contain two short sounds. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | One steady beat can hold one or two short sounds | D · A tiny rhythm of my own | ONE = ONE SOUND / PAIR = TWO INSIDE ONE BEAT | Dots above the rhythm mark the four even beat starts. | MY FOUR-BEAT RHYTHM | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | — | ONE | 2 | — | ONE | 3 | PAIR | 4 | PAIR | ONE / ONE / PAIR / PAIR. | A maker may choose a tiny opening or ending. | Try with a quiet approved sound, or use cards. | Ask the maker what their idea means. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Raised/no-print/no-sound: Four equal beat cards with separate fixed beat-start tags. First two ONE cards have first disc and middle dash; last two PAIR cards have first/middle discs. Child may choose a different plan.
E · Move the pair, keep the beat
File: print/move-pair.svg / print/move-pair.pdf. Exact linear content: First ONE ONE ONE PAIR; next PAIR ONE ONE ONE. Four even beats and five events in each. Beats 1 and 4 change; middle two hold. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | One steady beat can hold one or two short sounds | E · Move the pair, keep the beat | ONE = ONE SOUND / PAIR = TWO INSIDE ONE BEAT | Dots above the rhythm mark the four even beat starts. | FIRST RHYTHM | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | — | ONE | 2 | — | ONE | 3 | — | ONE | 4 | PAIR | ANOTHER RHYTHM | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | PAIR | 2 | — | ONE | 3 | — | ONE | 4 | — | ONE | Same four beats; same five sound events. | The pair moves from beat 4 to beat 1. | Maker choice / actual listener words stay separate. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Raised/no-print/no-sound: Make two four-beat strips. First 1/1/1/2 discs; second 2/1/1/1. Pair moves from beat 4 to beat 1; preserve equal beat cards and the five-event count.
F · My tiny opening or ending
File: print/my-piece.svg / print/my-piece.pdf. Exact linear content: Two blank four-beat rhythm plans with fixed beat-start dots and question-mark cells. Learner chooses ONE or PAIR in each beat. Actual sound/audience fields unset. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | One steady beat can hold one or two short sounds | F · My tiny opening or ending | ONE = ONE SOUND / PAIR = TWO INSIDE ONE BEAT | Dots above the rhythm mark the four even beat starts. | FIRST IDEA · CHILD CHOOSES | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | ? | CHOOSE | 2 | ? | CHOOSE | 3 | ? | CHOOSE | 4 | ? | CHOOSE | ANOTHER IDEA · CHILD CHOOSES | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | ? | CHOOSE | 2 | ? | CHOOSE | 3 | ? | CHOOSE | 4 | ? | CHOOSE | Actual sound: NOT TRIED / maker: __ | Actual audience: NOT SHARED / words: ____ | Paper records a rhythm plan, not performance. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Raised/no-print/no-sound: Two four-beat strips, each beat with first/middle divider and fixed beat-start tags. Blank cards are undecided, not rests. Learner directs ONE/PAIR discs and middle dashes; save first plan before another version.
Fresh Split 1 · Compare new rhythms
File: check/subdivide-1.svg / check/subdivide-1.pdf. Exact linear content: Plan P PAIR ONE PAIR ONE; plan Q PAIR PAIR PAIR ONE. Both have four even beat starts. Public questions give no totals or changed-beat answer. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | One steady beat can hold one or two short sounds | Fresh Split 1 · Compare new rhythms | ONE = ONE SOUND / PAIR = TWO INSIDE ONE BEAT | Dots above the rhythm mark the four even beat starts. | PLAN P | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | PAIR | 2 | — | ONE | 3 | PAIR | 4 | — | ONE | PLAN Q | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | PAIR | 2 | PAIR | 3 | PAIR | 4 | — | ONE | Which beat changes? Show its old and new choice. | How many beats? How many sounds in each? | Do beats speed up? What can paper not prove? | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Raised/no-print/no-sound: Raised P discs per beat 2/1/2/1; Q 2/2/2/1; middle dash for every ONE. Fixed beat-start tags in both. Read all choices neutrally; do not count or classify for the learner.
Fresh Split 2 · Finish with a pair
File: check/subdivide-2.svg / check/subdivide-2.pdf. Exact linear content: Given ONE PAIR PAIR ONE. Response holds ONE at beat 1 and PAIR at beat 2; beats 3/4 are blank. Keep six total events in four steady beats and finish with PAIR. Public response leaves final choices undecided. Verbatim printed text in layout order: SUBJECTNEST · FOUNDATION MUSIC | One steady beat can hold one or two short sounds | Fresh Split 2 · Finish with a pair | ONE = ONE SOUND / PAIR = TWO INSIDE ONE BEAT | Dots above the rhythm mark the four even beat starts. | GIVEN RHYTHM | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | — | ONE | 2 | PAIR | 3 | PAIR | 4 | — | ONE | YOUR RHYTHM · KEEP BEATS 1 AND 2 | FOUR BEAT STARTS | 1 | — | ONE | 2 | PAIR | 3 | ? | CHOOSE | 4 | ? | CHOOSE | Keep beats 1 and 2. Finish with PAIR. | Still six sounds in four steady beats. | Show which two beats change, and what holds. | Original resource · CC BY 4.0 · exact alternatives in pack. Raised/no-print/no-sound: Given raised disc counts 1/2/2/1. Response first two fixed 1/2; final two broad cards blank. Child chooses ONE/PAIR for 3/4 under public rules; adult gives no solution or cue.