Lesson 26 Dotted half note with eighth notes
- Practice
- 4/4
- 66 bpm
- 8 bars
- 21 claps
About this exercise
The dotted half note meets the eighth notes in 4/4, at 66 bpm. Bars 1 and 2 show both orders: "1 & 2 3 4" (eighth notes and then the long note from beat 2) and "1 2 3 4 &" (long note and eighth notes at the end). The last bar of each line is a whole note.
In bar 2 the eighth notes on beat 4 come right after three still beats, and bar 3 starts with more eighth notes. Keep the count alive during the long note so the quick claps don't catch you by surprise.
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How to play it
- Count-in: the site counts 1 bar before starting ("1 2 3 4"). Clap the first note on beat 1 of bar 1.
- Reading: read the line on the yellow strip and look ahead to the next one: that's how you read ahead.
- Hands together: on notes longer than 1 beat (half note, dotted half note and whole note) clap and keep your hands together until the end of the note: hands together = the sound keeps going.
- Eighth notes: count "1 & 2 &"; the "&" falls exactly in the middle of the beat.
How to practice
- Say the count out loud, without clapping, looking at the Bar by bar table.
- In Together mode, count and clap at the same time as the character.
- In Your turn mode, clap on your own. If it's hard, slow down and then come back.
Bar by bar
Bold = clap · (n) = don't clap, the sound keeps going (hands together) · [n] = rest, hands open.
| Bar | Notes | Count |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 eighth notes, dotted half note | 1 & 2 (3) (4) |
| 2 | dotted half note, 2 eighth notes | 1 (2) (3) 4 & |
| 3 | 2 eighth notes, quarter note, half note | 1 & 2 3 (4) |
| 4 | whole note | 1 (2) (3) (4) |
| 5 | dotted half note, quarter note | 1 (2) (3) 4 |
| 6 | 4 eighth notes, half note | 1 & 2 & 3 (4) |
| 7 | quarter note, dotted half note | 1 2 (3) (4) |
| 8 | whole note | 1 (2) (3) (4) |
Notes used: whole note, dotted half note, half note, quarter note, eighth note.