MUSIC READING

Rhythm Duration Bootcamp Program

By Andrew Wasson
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SECTION ONE:
Learning the feel of common note durations.

Example #1). The whole note. Four beats.

Count: 1 2 3 4

Example #2). The half-note. Two beats each.

Count: 1 2 3 4

Example #3). The quarter-note. One beat each.

Count: 1 2 3 4

Example #4). The eighth-note. Half (1/2) beat each.

Count: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

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Example #5). The sixteenth-note. Quarter beat each.

Count: 1e&a 2e&a 3e&a 4e&a

Example #6). The eighth-note triplet. One third of a beat each.

Count: 1&a 2&a 3&a 4&a

Example #7). The eighth-note triplet, “Shuffle Rhythm.”

Count: 1 (&) a 2 (&) a 3 (&) a 4 (&) a

Example #8). The sixteenth-note triplet. One sixth of a beat each.

Count: 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 2 3 4 5 6

Example #9). The thirty second-note. One eighth of a beat each.

Count: 1 2 34 5 678 2 2 34 5 678

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Training Exercises

SECTION TWO:
Training exercises for common note durations and developing rhythmic feel.

Study #1). Introducing half and whole rests.

Study #2). Introducing quarter notes, eighth-notes and rests.

Study #3). Introducing eighth-note triplets.

Study #4). Introducing mixed durations with ties.

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Study #5). Introducing sixteenth-notes with ties, triplets and rests.

Study #6). Introducing the eighth-note shuffle rhythm.

Study #7). Introducing the quarter-note triplet rhythm.

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Training Exercises

Study #8). Introducing mixed eighth-note variations on the sixteenth-note phrase.

Study #9). Introducing syncopated sixteenth’s mixed with ties and a triplet.

Exercise #10). Introducing augmentation dots with ties and the eighth-note triplet.

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Study #11). Introducing the double augmentation dot.

Study #12). Introducing the augmentation dot used with sixteenth notes.

Study #13). Introducing the sixteenth-note triplet.

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Study #14). Introducing the thirty-second note.

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