About this exercise
The first lesson at 80 bpm, the top tempo in Beginner 1, in 3/4. At 80 bpm each beat lasts three quarters of a second, and triple-time bars go by fast. There are quarter rests in all three positions and a half rest in bar 8.
The best strategy is to reach the tempo in stages: start at 66, move to 72 and only then try 80, always aiming for the same precision. Speed without precision doesn't count: the goal is to be steady.
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How to play it
- Count-in: the site counts 1 bar before starting ("1 2 3"). 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.
- 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 | 3 quarter notes | 1 2 3 |
| 2 | quarter note, half note | 1 2 (3) |
| 3 | half note, quarter note | 1 (2) 3 |
| 4 | quarter note, quarter rest, quarter note | 1 [2] 3 |
| 5 | quarter rest, 2 quarter notes | [1] 2 3 |
| 6 | half note, quarter rest | 1 (2) [3] |
| 7 | 3 quarter notes | 1 2 3 |
| 8 | half rest, quarter note | [1] [2] 3 |
| 9 | quarter note, half note | 1 2 (3) |
| 10 | 2 quarter notes, quarter rest | 1 2 [3] |
| 11 | half note, quarter note | 1 (2) 3 |
| 12 | half note, quarter rest | 1 (2) [3] |
Notes used: half note, quarter note, half rest, quarter rest.