Author: Claire
Date: 1999-09-16 04:14
I have used all of the above suggestions. Make a chart with the up and down arrows to show which is the upbeat and which is the downbeat then follow that pattern with the tapping of your foot.
Or, if all else fails, break the passage down like the previous message states. Instead of counting 1 2 3 4 for your 4/4, count 1 through 8. Then mark the passage on your music above the notes.
For the dotted quarter followed by an 8th, put a 1 over the quarter then a 3 over the 8th, and so on. Then count by quick 8ths in your head and tap in 8ths with your foot instead of quarters. For the 8th followed by a quarter, put a 1 over the 8th, and then a 2 over the quarter and a 4 over the next note, to remind you how long to hold that quarter. This helped my young niece who now plays my old bundy in her junior high band.
Above all, in practice, slow down, play the rhythm at quarter=60 or slower until you get it.
Good luck!!
Claire
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