About this exercise
For the first time the bar starts without sound. After the site's count-in, beat 1 is silent and the first clap lands on 2. This forces you to carry the pulse inside you, instead of just reacting to what you hear.
In bars 1 and 2 the rest is on beat 1; in bar 3 it moves to beat 2, and the last bar is a whole note. Say "1" with your mouth, not your hands, until the clap on 2 lands in place.
Before you start
Now the bar starts in silence. After the count-in, don't clap on 1: count "1" inside and come in with your clap on beat 2.
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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.
- Starts in silence: bar 1 starts with a rest. After the count-in, count inside and come in at the right place.
- 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.
- Rests: hands open, no clapping, and keep counting in silence.
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 | quarter rest, 3 quarter notes | [1] 2 3 4 |
| 2 | quarter rest, 3 quarter notes | [1] 2 3 4 |
| 3 | quarter note, quarter rest, 2 quarter notes | 1 [2] 3 4 |
| 4 | whole note | 1 (2) (3) (4) |
Notes used: whole note, quarter note, quarter rest.