Category Archives: Rhythmic Values

How to Read Music – Lesson 19 – Triplets and Duplets

Posted on July 6, 2011 by leonharrell

Triplets are 3 notes that fit in the same rhythmic space as 2 of the same notational value. Triplets are used in simple meters when we need to show a rhythmic value that would normally be found in compound meter. … Continue reading →

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How to Read Music – Lesson 18 – Eastman Counting System (Compound Meters)

Posted on June 29, 2011 by leonharrell

The Eastman Counting System is a method of counting rhythms using a mixture of numbers and syllables. In this lesson we will continue learning this system with the compound meters. The 3 basic rules for counting any compound rhythm are: 1. … Continue reading →

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How to Read Music – Lesson 17 – Eastman Counting System (Simple Meters)

Posted on June 27, 2011 by leonharrell

The Eastman Counting System is a method of counting rhythms using a mixture of numbers and syllables. We will begin learning this system with the simple meters. The 3 basic rules for counting any rhythm are: 1. Say the number of … Continue reading →

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How to Read Music – Lesson 16 – Compound Meter

Posted on June 24, 2011 by leonharrell

Compound meters are meters in which the beat is divisible by 3. You can easily tell if a meter is a compound meter by the top number of the time signature. The top number can be any number divisible by … Continue reading →

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How to Read Music – Lesson 15 – Simple Meter

Posted on June 22, 2011 by leonharrell

Simple meters are meters that the beat is divisible by 2. You can easily tell if a meter is a simple meter by the top number of the time signature. If the top number is 2, 3 or 4 then … Continue reading →

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How to Read Music – Lesson 9 – Rhythmic Values

Posted on June 9, 2011 by leonharrell

DOWNLOAD THE FREE RHYTHMIC VALUES POSTER Rhythm is the systematic arrangement of musical sound in time. In order to show this musicians use musical notation. Rhythmic values, the individual mathematical time values of rhythm, are shown with notation such as … Continue reading →

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