How to Count Basic Rhythms

let's talk about rhythm specifically these things this is a quarter note it's worth a beat this is a silence of a quarter it's also worth a beat but you're welcome this is a beat you put notes and rests in it it's like your house this note hired an interior designer it's a modern century, nice, finally, this is a type of time signature that tells us how many notes and rests can fit in the house, I mean, time signature, this type of time signature is called four four, the top number tells us how many beats can fit in each measure, more or less because the top number is four there are four beats per measure the bottom number tells us what type of note a beat receives if the bottom number is four the four represents a quarter note this means that a measure that says 4 4 ​​it actually says four Quarter notes 4 4 tell us that there are four quarter notes in each measure.

Time signatures are definitely not confusing at all and most people understand them right away. Here is a measure of four quarter notes. I'm going to

count

them first, one, two, three, four, now. I want you to try it ready, get ready, do good work now here is a measure of four quarters of breaks when you

count

them, you can leave it silent or say I recommend it because it will teach your brain to actively recognize breaks, which a in turn will guide you. to develop a better sense of rhythm four quarter rests sound like this now it's your turn, get ready, get ready, do an amazing job, you can create all kinds of different

rhythms

by simply changing the rests and notes, however the number will always be the same. place, for example, this last note will always be counted as 4 because it is the fourth beat in the measure, it is not three because the third beat is here, you only say because it is covered by a rest, oh look, could you look at the time ? the exercise time first I count and then you repeat ready, let's start one two three four one three great work moving forward this is a half note worth two beats this is a whole note worth four beats this is a half break worth two breaks and this is a whole breast is worth four rest times now, how do we count them?

Let's start with the silences. These are pretty simple. You only say on each beat so that the half silences and full silences are counted. The notes are a bit. It's more challenging and there are many different ways to count them. I think the best method is to start with the number and then bounce the vocal on each beat following the one the note is held on, for example the entire note would be counted like this. saying shh over the rest bouncing your voice helps you actively think about health notes and helps you develop your internal pulse, which is extremely important to have in music two half notes would be counted so three notes that beats two and four are contained within these two half notes, that's why we're skipping them and hey, could you look at the time again?

It's another moment of the exercise just like before first I go and then you repeat one three three one two three one three four one two four one three one four two four three four two shh four okay, a call and response measure is easy, but it What is actually more difficult is to count the

rhythms

correctly with multiple measures of music, here are four measures of rhythm, look at it, figure it out in your brain. try it first and then we do it together so you can know if you did it right get ready one two ready let's go well let's do it together one two ready let's go one two three one three four one two four one did you do it correctly if so continue with the next example pause the video if you need to take a look and when you're ready do your best one two ready see everything now together with me one two ready go one three four one two three two three four two four next example when you think you've got it try one two ready and now with me one two ready one she next example check out one two ready go all right now together with me one two ready go one sh three Did you do all that correctly?

If so, congratulations, now you know the

basic

s. If you found this video useful, please let us know in the comments section below, as always remember to leave a like and subscribe. I'm Mr. Mento and I'll see. you next time