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Two-bar rhythms
One more look at what you missed.
Everything you can read, in two bars.
Quarter notes, half notes, eighth notes and quarter rests, with a barline in the middle.
Count two bars: 1 2 3 4, 1 2 3 4.
The low note marks beat one of each bar.
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How many beats are in two bars of 4/4?
Read the second bar while you play the first.
Your eyes run ahead of your hands, just as when you read words aloud.
Count in beats: a beamed pair is one, a hollow oval two, a squiggle one silent beat.
Read in beats, not in notes.
A beamed pair is one beat and a hollow oval is two. Counting beats keeps you inside the bar.
Which of these is a complete bar of 4/4?
Last round: a little faster.
At 100 BPM each beat is shorter, but the counting is the same.
Read the second bar while you tap the first.
You can read two-bar rhythms.
What you learned
- Quarters, halves, eighths and rests all fit in bars of four.
- Read in beats, not in notes, and stay inside the bar.
- Read the next bar while you play this one.
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