Level 2 of 4 of Beginner
Beginner 2: Eighth notes and the dotted half note
The eighth note, which splits the beat in two ("1 & 2 &"), and the dotted half note, worth 3 beats, 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 88 bpm
- 6 videos
Block A: The eighth note: two sounds in one beat
Pairs of eighth notes in every position of the 4/4 bar.
- 01 Splitting the beat in two New: eighth note ▶︎ Video
- 02 Eighth notes on beat 1 ▶︎ Video
- 03 Eighth notes on beat 2 ▶︎ Video
- 04 Eighth notes on beat 3 ▶︎ Video
- 05 Eighth notes on beat 4 ▶︎ Video
- 06 Two groups of eighth notes ▶︎ Video
- 07 Eighth notes and half notes
- 08 Eighth notes and rests
- 09 Eighth notes everywhere
- 10 Block A review Block review
Block B: Eighth notes in 2/4 and 3/4
Eighth notes in the other time signatures.
Block C: The dotted half note: 3 beats
The augmentation dot; the dotted half note in 3/4 and in 4/4.
- 21 Dotted half note in 3/4 New: augmentation dot
- 22 3/4: half note and dotted half note
- 23 3/4: eighth notes and dotted half note
- 24 Dotted half note in 4/4
- 25 4/4: quarter note + dotted half note
- 26 Dotted half note with eighth notes
- 27 Dotted half note and rest
- 28 3/4: 12 bars with dotted half notes
- 29 4/4: 12 bars with dotted half notes
- 30 Block C review Block review
Block D: Phrases with eighth notes
Eighth-note patterns in 4-bar phrases, up to 80 bpm.
- 31 Eighth notes on beats 1 and 3
- 32 Eighth notes on beats 2 and 4
- 33 Three beats of eighth notes
- 34 Eighth notes and half rests
- 35 Echo: every bar twice
- 36 Question and answer with eighth notes
- 37 Reading in 2/4 with eighth notes
- 38 Reading in 3/4 with eighth notes
- 39 Reading in 4/4 with eighth notes
- 40 Block D review Block review
Block E: Continuous reading and the level test
Long readings (12 to 20 bars) and tempos up to 88 bpm.