Rhythm tapping videos are great tools to introduce music students to new rhythm patterns in private or group lessons. They can focus on hearing, seeing, and feeling the rhythms before adding the complexity of also playing correct pitches on the instrument.
Dotted Quarter Notes Rhythm Practice
Count, Tap Clap, or Stamp along with each rhythm sample in the videos.
Remember to count aloud using the smallest note pattern found in each example.
Sixteenths: 1 e & a, 2 e & a, etc.
Eighths: 1 & 2 &, etc.
Sixteenths: 1 e & a, 2 e & a, etc.
Eighths: 1 & 2 &, etc.
Sixteenth Notes Rhythm Practice
Musical Minds: Multi Level Eighths, Dotted Quarters and Sixteenths
Choose your level of difficulty. (Red=Easy, Green=Moderate, Blue=Advanced)
As you listen to the backing tracks try counting with each method as you tap the heartbeat board
6/8 Time Signature Celtic Backing Track
6/8 Time Signature Rhythm Practice
For 6/8 Time Signatures, you can choose which method you prefer to count with. Add emphasis on the bold #s.
1&a 2&a - Imagine 2 sets of triplets
OR 123 456 - Similar to 2 measures of 3/4 Time joined together with all the quarters turned into eighth notes.
6/8 Time Signature Rock Ballad Backing Track
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