Every Way to Break a Beat: Triplets, Semiquavers, Quintuplets & More
Every way to break a beat on the piano — triplets, semiquavers, quintuplets and more — so you can subdivide the pulse with total freedom. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music walks through the many ways a single beat can be divided, from familiar triplets and sixteenths to less common groupings like quintuplets. You'll hear how each subdivision feels and sounds, and learn how to count and play them cleanly so you can choose the right rhythmic flavour for any passage. It's a thorough rhythm lesson that expands your timing vocabulary and gives you confident control over the beat at the piano. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 - Performance 01:11 - Slicing up the Beat 01:52 - The Actual Beat Level 03:08 - Access to the Subdivisions 05:44 - Let’s Get Cracking! 07:00 - The Container Analogy 07:19 - Picking which subdivisions to play 07:47 - Practice Scales in Thirds 08:25 - Dividing by 3 - Triplets 09:49 - 2 Compartments using Triplets 10:41 - Focussing on the “a” 14:38 - Hitting at the “&” of the Triplet 17:23 - Semiquaver Divisions 18:39 - G Minor Melody 19:12 - Slamming the “a”s 19:50 - Focussing on the accents 21:57 - the “e” hit point 23:48 - Quintuplets 27:46 - Revision ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #BeatDivision #Triplets #Quintuplets
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