About this exercise
In 2/4 the half note fills the whole bar, playing the role the whole note had in 4/4. The bars alternate quarter notes and half notes, and the last two are half notes in a row (bars 7 and 8).
It feels like a march that breathes every two bars. Count "1, 2" during the half note and check that the clap of the next bar lands exactly on 1: in short bars, a small delay throws off the whole reading.
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How to play it
- Count-in: the site counts 1 bar before starting ("1 2"). 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) clap and keep your hands together until the end of the note: hands together = the sound keeps going.
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 | 1 2 |
| 2 | half note | 1 (2) |
| 3 | 2 quarter notes | 1 2 |
| 4 | half note | 1 (2) |
| 5 | 2 quarter notes | 1 2 |
| 6 | 2 quarter notes | 1 2 |
| 7 | half note | 1 (2) |
| 8 | half note | 1 (2) |
Notes used: half note, quarter note.