Solo 28
Sixteenth Note Triplets
Following the triplet rule, three sixteenth note triplets are played in the same space of time as two sixteenth notes. Therefore there are 24 sixteenth note triplets in 1 bar of * time.
Note: "r" is pronounced "er".
1 bar rhythmic variations featuring the rhythmic figures 8 and 
.
Play A to O without repeats.
Sight Reading Exercise 25
16 bar sight reading exercise featuring the rhythmic figures 8 and .
Introducing the Rhythmic Figures 18
1 bar rhythmic variations featuring 
and 
. There are no brackets above the triplets here, but this makes no difference to the duration of the notes.
Play A to P without repeats.
The following fill-ins feature the sixteenth note triplet.
The + Feel
The term "+ feel" refers to the action of playing 12 eighth notes on hi-hat or ride cymbal at a relatively slow tempo. These 12 eighth notes can be thought of as eighth note triplets in * time, or a bar of + time.
+ time places emphasis on four dotted quarter notes.
Any time signature which places rhythmic emphasis on a dotted note is referred to as compound time.
Here is a pattern written in * and + time.
Both written versions sound identical. Both can be said to have a "+ feel". The main advantage of writing + time is the omission of the triplet symbols.
Swinging a Pattern
Any straight pattern (eighth notes and sixteenth notes) can be swung if the offbeats are interpreted as the third beat of each triplet grouping.
E.g., 6 becomes 
and - becomes 
.
Using eighth notes, only the "+’s" are affected. Using sixteenth notes, the "e’s" and "a’s" are affected.
Try "swinging" any of the straight patterns previously covered.
The following examples have a + feel and feature various ways of using the sixteenth note triplet.
This example features a swung interpretation of the sixteenth note triplets.
