Daniel Laberge

Rhythm exercise 4-6

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Name Symbol Duration

One sixteenth note,
one half note,
one sixteenth note



¼ of a beat,
½ a beat,
¼ of a beat

 

Graphic
representation

 


This figure
compared
to the
master
figure

 

Usage
of this
figure

Here is another figure that came out of the rhythm revolution of the 1970s.
With its long note on the second sixteenth note, here is one more musical anapest.

 

This figure and the preceding one comprise sixteenth note syncopations.
These syncopations are comparable to the eighth note ones we've seen, except that they go twice faster.

Eighth note and
sixteenth note
syncopations

  Eighth note syncopations
without and with ending
  Sixteenth note syncopations
without and with ending
 

 

 

How to
perform
this
figure

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

B: Transform the third "Ta" into a "Tu".

C: Eliminate the "Tu".

 
 

One short, one long, one short

Mental
description

 

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


 

Try this exercise in double swing feel
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