🥁 Rhythmic Clock ⏰

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Using the Clock

The clock is practical, and with 15-30 minutes of practice, you’ll be able to tell the time. For more details, refer to the detailed instructions.

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Sounds

  • ⚪ Synthethizer playing the melody
  • ⚫ Silence
  • 🟠 Cymbal (indicates the hour)
  • 🔴 Bell (indicates minutes)

Melody Structure

Melody
Hour         12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Cymbal               🟠                
Quarter 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4
Minute                 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴        
  • Hour: The hour is indicated by the position of the cymbal 🟠 in the rhythm (here it indicates 3 o’clock).
  • Quarter: The hour quarter is indicated by the position of the bells 🔴 (here it indicates the 3rd quarter, minutes 30-44).
  • Minute: The minute within the quarter is given by the minute pattern. In this example, the pattern is 🔴🔴🔴🔴, which represents minute 0.

So, the time indicated is 3:30.

All minute patterns

  1. 🔴 🔴 🔴 🔴
  2. 🔴 🔴 🔴 ⚫
  3. 🔴 🔴 ⚫ ⚫
  4. 🔴 ⚫ ⚫ ⚫
  5. ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ 🔴
  6. ⚫ ⚫ 🔴 ⚫
  7. ⚫ 🔴 ⚫ ⚫
  8. 🔴 ⚫ ⚫ 🔴
  9. ⚫ ⚫ 🔴 🔴
  10. ⚫ 🔴 🔴 ⚫
  11. 🔴 🔴 ⚫ 🔴
  12. 🔴 ⚫ 🔴 ⚫
  13. ⚫ 🔴 ⚫ 🔴
  14. 🔴 ⚫ 🔴 🔴
  15. ⚫ 🔴 🔴 🔴