About this exercise
Eighth notes on beat 3, three bars in a row with the same shape: "1, 2, 3 &, 4". Bar 4 is a whole note. Since the pattern repeats, you can focus on the quality of the claps: both eighth notes should have the same volume and the same spacing.
After the eighth notes there is still beat 4. Anyone who speeds up on the quick claps tends to cut that last quarter note short; keep the 4 right on the click before going back to 1.
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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 (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 quarter notes, 2 eighth notes, quarter note | 1 2 3 & 4 |
| 2 | 2 quarter notes, 2 eighth notes, quarter note | 1 2 3 & 4 |
| 3 | 2 quarter notes, 2 eighth notes, quarter note | 1 2 3 & 4 |
| 4 | whole note | 1 (2) (3) (4) |
Notes used: whole note, quarter note, eighth note.