About this exercise
The half rest now opens the bar, taking beats 1 and 2. That is two full beats of silence before the first clap, which lands on 3. This is one of the trickiest spots in the level: with no sound to guide you, it is easy to come in early.
Notice that this clap is not the start of the bar: beat 1 is already behind you, in silence, and the clap on 3 should feel like the middle of the bar. In bar 3, the clap on beat 3 is already a half note: clap and hold until the end of the bar, and only then comes the final whole note.
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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 (half note and 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 | half rest, 2 quarter notes | [1] [2] 3 4 |
| 2 | half rest, 2 quarter notes | [1] [2] 3 4 |
| 3 | half rest, half note | [1] [2] 3 (4) |
| 4 | whole note | 1 (2) (3) (4) |
Notes used: whole note, half note, quarter note, half rest.