Re: Counting Music (was Re: I Shot the sheriff)



Jim Carr wrote:

Crash 'Strawman' Bandicoot wrote:

It's the same as above, but the 3rd bar is a full four,
and you come back in on the "&" of 4 in the fourth bar.

Perhaps this would be a good time for an explanation of counting
musically. Some people may not know how to do it out loud. I know *I*
had been playing a while before somebody taught me. If I was taught
wrong, I'm sure somebody will correct me.

Suppose you're listening to a song with four beats to the measure. We
can all count that aloud:

1 2 3 4

Suppose we want to count with eighth notes. The simple way is to do this
aloud (& means "and"):

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

To go to 16th notes you do:

1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Vocalizing the count this way can really help you figure out how
something is timed. Thus the explanation above (come back in on the "&"
of 4 in the fourth bar) is a great way of relaying information. If you
were told to come back on the "a" you'd be hitting that last 16th note.

--
Write a wise saying and your name will live forever.
- Anonymous



Another good technique:

For sixteenths, say "huckleberry" on each beat.
For triplets, "blueberry."

LV




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