Rhythm exercise 3-2s

Featured figures

Name	Symbols	Duration
One quarter note rest, one eighth note		2/3 of a beat, 1/3 of a beat
x tied to a quarter note, one eighth note		2/3 of a beat, 1/3 of a beat

Graphic
representation

This figure
compared
to the
master
figure

Usage
of this
figure

You will meet this figure very frequently, as much in ternary music as in jazz music.
It is the secondary version of the swing figure.

How to
perform
this
figure

A: Start by doing this rhythm, using the syllable "Ta".

B: Mute the first "Ta" of each beat.

This exercise is written two different ways:
The first line uses ties and the second uses rests.

You may have to click the Play button twice
		Tempo 80 bpm		Tempo 110 bpm		Tempo 140 bpm

Count 1, 2, 3, 4, before you start