The Easy Binary Trick to Sight-Read & Count Rhythm (Piano Theory)
In this rhythm theory lesson, we look at an easy binary strategy to count and read rhythm patterns using all the beat division systems available in music: quavers, triplets and semiquavers. In Part 1, we focus on counting and reading single beat structures, while in Part 2, we have 30+ exercises to help you fully master the skill of counting rhythms. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 Performance 00:54 Introduction 02:16 Notes vs Rests 04:29 Reading Eighth Notes (Quavers) 08:51 Understanding Triplets 09:51 Trivial Triplets Patterns 11:58 Groovy Triplet Patterns 15:51 Dividing by Four (Semiquavers) 19:04 Sixteenth Notes (Groovy) 19:30 The “Gallop” 22:21 Two Notes “In” & “Out” 23:19 How to Practice Division 23:55 The barest of Margins 26:12 Weird naming conventions 27:52 Let’s prepare for Part 2 ============================= 📹 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/ #RhythmReading #CountingRhythm #SightReading
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