Piano Beat Division Exercise: Read Rhythm & Lock Your Timing (C Major)
Lock in your timing on piano by learning how the beat divides - from quarter notes all the way to sixteenths - in one pleasant C major exercise. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music walks through each 'percentage' of the beat: the pulse (quarter note), dotted eighths, triplets, quavers, eighth-note triplets and semiquavers, tying them together over the C major scale. Along the way you'll learn the proper terminology for each note value plus practical tips and tricks to read rhythm cleanly and improve your sense of timing. ⏱️ Chapters 00:00 Performance 01:10 What you will learn? 03:00 Notes used in the lesson 03:44 How to practice Beat Division? 04:51 100% of the beat - Practice the Pulse (Quarter Note) 07:07 75% of the beat - Dotted Quaver (Dotted Eighth Notes) 11:46 66.67% of the beat - The world of Triplets 16:21 50% of the beat - Quavers 17:37 33.33% of the beat - Eighth Note Triplets 19:46 25% of the beat - Semiquavers (Sixteenth Notes) 21:54 Other divisions of the beat 23:07 How to practice rhythm 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🥁 All our lessons on Rhythm (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT85tF6cGvZK6jc5u6yZg5uU 🎵 Music Theory reference ➡️ https://geni.us/MusicTheory ============================= 🎓 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 #RhythmReading #PianoExercise
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