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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I’m really excited to share this video this week. I was given the opportunity to film myself playing along to a song from the Hudson Music Playalong catalog and Hudson shared it on their Facebook page yesterday! Very cool!
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In lesson 1 of the Rhythm and Reading Series, I'll discuss the first elements that make up music notation. Covered are: the staff, clef, measures, bar lines, double bar lines, time signature, notes and tempo.
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I’m launching a YouTube series called The Rhythm and Reading Series. Find out more about what I’ll cover and how you can participate as if you were taking private lessons with me.
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I didn’t win the Gruv Gear Challenge, but I still got a great performance video out of the deal. Watch as I play an excerpt from Ruination by Virgil Donati.
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My new studio is open in Big Bear Lake, CA!
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I’ve just made a NEW book available FREE to all of my subscribers!
The Practice Log and Journal is a method for creating and tracking long and short term music goals, with printable worksheets, logs and journal pages.
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