Graphic representation
This figure compared to the master figure
Mental description
The second
Usage of this figure
This figure, and the one in the following exercise, comprise secondary sixteenth note syncopations, that is, with no support from the beat.
A figure like this one, containing only one long note on the second sixteenth note, has long been unpopular.
You won't find it much in classical music.
It was one of the last two figures to be accepted into popular culture during the rhythm revolution of the 1970s-80s period.
How to perform
this figure
A: Start by doing this rhythm, using the syllable "Ta".
B: Transform the first, third and fourth "Ta" into a "Tu".
C: Eliminate the "Tu".
Audio renditions
BELOW
STEREO FIELD
Beat your
foot!
RECOMMENDED
Exercise 4-5s
Tempo 60 bpm
Exercise 4-5s
Tempo 75 bpm
Exercise 4-5s
Tempo 90 bpm
Exercise 4-5s
Complete score
Tempo 60
Tempo 75
Tempo 90