Keeping Time

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Keeping Time

Keeping Time

One of the most important aspects of playing any instrument is keeping a strong,even sense of time while you play. This is best developed by counting the rhythms in the music.

Before you play example 1, count 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 several times to get a feel for the rhythm. As you play the example, count mentally as you play and tap your foot to help you keep time. Count 1 2 for the first half note in each bar and 3 4 for the second half note. To be sure you develop a good sense of time right from the beginning, it is recommended that you always practice with a metronome or drum machine.

Each example on the CD begins with four drum beats. Count along with these beats to help you establish the right tempo (speed) for each example.

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1- The Triplet 2- The Eighth Note 3- The Note E 4- The Note Low D 5- New Topic 6- The Dotted Quarter Note 7- Flat Signs 8- The Note High E 9- 12 Bar Blues 10- The Note Low C 11- The Sixteenth Note 12- The Note High F 13- Transposing 14- The Note Sharp (C<span class="symbolA">#</span>) 15- The Note High G 16- More About Major Scales 17- Simple and compound time 18- Glossary Of Musical Terms 19- The Note F 20- The Note C 21- The Note D 22- The Note A 23- Slurs 24- The Half Note 25- The Whole Note and Whole Rest 26- Understanding the Diagrams 27- The D Major Scale 28- Playing Your First Note 29- Keeping Time 30- The F Major Scale 31- Sixteenth Note Figures 32- Minor Keys and Scales 33- Swing Rhythms 34- Index of Fingerings 35- Duets 36- Riffs 37- Approach To Practice 38- The Octave 39- Breathing Technique 40- Key Signature 41- The Lead-in 42- Chord Symbols 43- Combining Different Articulations 44- The C Major Scale 45- First And Second Endings 46- Flat Key Signatures 47- The key of F Major 48- Where to Breathe 49- The Key of C Major 50- How To Read Music 51- Syncopation 52- The Tie 53- Relative Keys 54- Breathing Exercises 55- Other Useful Exercises

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