Level 1 of 4 of Beginner
Beginner 1: Pulse, long notes and rests
Quarter, half and whole notes, with their rests, in 4/4, 3/4 and 2/4 time. Go in order: each lesson only uses what the previous ones taught.
- 50 lessons
- 5 blocks
- 60 to 80 bpm
- 50 videos
Block A: The pulse: quarter, half and whole notes
Clap on the pulse and hold 2- and 4-beat notes with your hands together.
- 01 The pulse and the quarter note New: quarter note ▶︎ Video
- 02 Quarter notes for 8 bars ▶︎ Video
- 03 The half note: 2 beats New: half note ▶︎ Video
- 04 Half note at the end of the bar ▶︎ Video
- 05 Half note at the start of the bar ▶︎ Video
- 06 Half note in the middle of the bar ▶︎ Video
- 07 The whole note: 4 beats New: whole note ▶︎ Video
- 08 Quarter, half and whole notes ▶︎ Video
- 09 4-bar phrases ▶︎ Video
- 10 Block A review Block review ▶︎ Video
Block B: Silence counts too: the quarter rest
One beat of silence in every position of the bar, even on beat 1.
- 11 Rest on beat 4 New: quarter rest ▶︎ Video
- 12 Rest on beat 3 ▶︎ Video
- 13 Rest on beat 2 ▶︎ Video
- 14 Rest on beat 1 ▶︎ Video
- 15 Two rests in the bar ▶︎ Video
- 16 Rest and half note ▶︎ Video
- 17 Rest and whole note ▶︎ Video
- 18 Rests on every beat ▶︎ Video
- 19 Question and answer ▶︎ Video
- 20 Block B review Block review ▶︎ Video
Block C: Long silences: half and whole rests
Rests of 2 and 4 beats; the difference between holding (hands together) and stopping (hands open).
- 21 Half rest on beats 3 and 4 New: half rest ▶︎ Video
- 22 Half rest on beats 1 and 2 ▶︎ Video
- 23 Half note × half rest ▶︎ Video
- 24 Whole rest New: whole rest ▶︎ Video
- 25 Two quarter rests in a row ▶︎ Video
- 26 Short and long rests ▶︎ Video
- 27 Hands together × hands open ▶︎ Video
- 28 Reading 12 bars ▶︎ Video
- 29 12 bars at 72 bpm ▶︎ Video
- 30 Block C review Block review ▶︎ Video
Block D: New time signatures: 2/4 and 3/4
The same values in bars of 2 and 3 beats.
- 31 2/4: two beats per bar New: 2/4 time ▶︎ Video
- 32 2/4 with half notes ▶︎ Video
- 33 2/4 with rests ▶︎ Video
- 34 3/4: three beats per bar New: 3/4 time ▶︎ Video
- 35 3/4 with half notes ▶︎ Video
- 36 3/4 with rests ▶︎ Video
- 37 3/4: half notes and rests ▶︎ Video
- 38 3/4 in 12 bars ▶︎ Video
- 39 2/4 in 12 bars ▶︎ Video
- 40 Block D review Block review ▶︎ Video
Block E: Continuous reading and the level test
Long readings (12 to 20 bars) and tempos up to 80 bpm.
- 41 Reading in 4/4: 16 bars ▶︎ Video
- 42 Reading in 3/4: 16 bars ▶︎ Video
- 43 Reading in 2/4: 16 bars ▶︎ Video
- 44 4/4 at 76 bpm ▶︎ Video
- 45 3/4 at 80 bpm ▶︎ Video
- 46 Long rests in a row ▶︎ Video
- 47 Long notes in a row ▶︎ Video
- 48 Mixed reading: 16 bars ▶︎ Video
- 49 Test rehearsal Test rehearsal ▶︎ Video
- 50 Beginner 1 test Level test ▶︎ Video