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Rhythm basics

Count it out loud.

4 min read

Rhythm is about how long notes last and where they fall in the beat.

Basics

  • Whole note: 4 beats; half: 2; quarter: 1; eighth: half a beat, in 4/4 time
  • The time signature tells you beats per bar
  • Count out loud: 1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and
  • Clap rhythms before playing them

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