In this lesson, I discuss 8th Note Triplets and rests - what they look like, what they sound like, and how to count them. FREE “Triplet Cheat Sheet” Booklet
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Lesson 10 introduces the concept of Syncopation. There are two parts to this lesson. Part 1 deals with 8th note syncopation and Part 2 deals with 16th Note Syncopation. Exercise PDFs
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Lesson 9 introduces two ways that composers can create longer duration sounds - Ties and Dots. I'll also cover rarer double dotted rhythms and briefly cover the 6/4 and 7/4 time signatures.
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Lesson 8 features 16th note rests and all of the places you can play (or not play) them! We also add the 2/4 time signature to our basket of time signatures.
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Here's Part 2 of the discussion on 16th notes. In this lesson I'll talk about mixing 16th's and 8th's to make totally new rhythms!
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Lesson 6 is about 16th notes! I'll introduce the Table of Time and the multi-measure repeat sign. This is part 1 of a 2-part lesson.
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In lesson 5, I'll do a recap of whole note, half note, and quarter note rests along with teaching about the 8th note rest. I'll also cover the concept of downbeats and upbeats and end with an introduction to the single measure repeat sign.
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In lesson 4, you'll learn about 8th notes and how to count them. I'll describe the parts of the note - notehead, stem, flag and beam. I'll also cover the concepts of subdivisions and subdividing the beat.
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Lesson 3 is about the half note and half note rests. I also take a minute to introduce the 3/4 and 5/4 time signatures. I'm also pleasantly surprised by a whole note late in the video, so we'll cover that briefly.
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In lesson 2, I introduce the quarter note, quarter note rest and explain the 4/4 time signature. We also have a new element of music: the repeat sign.
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