RHYTHM WORKOUTS 15

Let’s study the rhythms above.

Initially, a Quarter Note = 2 Eighth Notes.

Then by adding a DOT, it means to add half of the Quarter Note’s initial value, adding 1 Eighth Note, totaling 3 Eighth Notes.

In the example below, the blue lines represent note durations.

QUARTER NOTES ARE HELD FOR 2 EIGHTH NOTES.

A DOTTED QUARTER NOTE IS HELD FOR 3 EIGHTH NOTES.

Now, let’s place this knowledge into action and learn to perform a Compound-Time Rhythm Workout.

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COMPOUND-TIME RHYTHM COMBINATIONS

Meet Cal   Universal Language   Rhythm Notation Music Staff    Origins of the Staff

Rhythm Laboratory     Notation Parts Note Heads Stems Beams Flags Note Construction

Common-Time    Measures Bar-Lines Counting in Common-Time Whole, Half and Quarter Notes

Ties Dots Time-Signatures Q’s Rhythm Review Time-Signature Rules Beat Accent

Down-Beat and Up-Beat Conducting Patterns Cut-Time Common-Time Beat Emphasis

Three-Beat Measures Note Values Rhythm Workouts The ‘Cycle’ Note Equivalents

Counting Sub-Divisions “If You Can Say It, You Can Play It” Author’s Story Sub-Division Lingo

Quarter Notes with Eight Notes Adding Sixteenth Notes Notes Sharing Beams   Beam Awareness Pointers

Triplets Triplet Workout Compound-Time    Compound-Time Workout Music Rests

Rest and Note Equivalents Whole Rest Half Rest Quarter Rest Eighth Rest     Sixteenth Rest

Dotted Rests Q’s Rest Review Process of Sub-Division Relating Rests to Notes Rhythm Exam Prep

Level 1 Rhythm Exam     Level 2 Rhythm Exam     Level 3 Rhythm Exam