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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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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How to play an ostinato with your feet while modulating between 6/4 and 6/8 with your hands.
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My focus this week is smoothing out my left-hand lead and developing my left-handed accents.
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This week I focused on getting my hands nice and loose while playing rolls. So, I took an excerpt from Great Hands For A Lifetime and concentrated on staying loose, loose, loose.
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Here’s the third exercise in my paradiddle grid. Play accents on both singles of the paradddle and then shift the whole pattern back to create new phrases.
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This is just the second exercise from a book of Paradiddle-based exercises I’ve been working on. These things are simple to understand but difficult to play.
With practice, you’ll gain the ability to create some really cool patterns with the unique combinations of accents and stickings.
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