Howcast - Learn how to understand the eighth note triplet rhythm on the bass guitar from musician John Sutton in this online guitar lesson from Howcast.

Today we look at different counting systems and how we can use them to count quarter notes and eighth notes. Being able to count music is one of the basic skills for every musician. In this episode we will go over different examples of...

This session will help you learn how to play eighth note triplets. A triplet is when you divide notes into three equal parts. With eighth note triplets, you are splitting up the quarter note into 3 parts. You count the beat number (1)...

Sometimes music composers use different tricks to make music sound like it's written in a different time signature than the one on the page. In this video we look at two different techniques that help create this rhythm illusion. The...

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Learn about musical notes and music with this video for children, kids and music beginners. This music video explains about beats and the different notes. A quarter note is one beat. A half note is two beats. A half note dot is 3...

There are two conventions used across the world for naming the rhythmic values of notes. This music theory lesson explains the two systems used either side of the pond. In both systems there is an element of logic that helps to grasp how...

An overview of note and rest values

How to take a plain bass line and turn it into something much more interesting. By using quavers and eighth notes this music composition lesson works through how to use extra chord tones, harmony notes and non-chord tones, inessential...

Sometimes music composers use different tricks to make music sound like it's written in a different time signature than the one on the page. In this video we look at two different techniques that help create this rhythm illusion. The...

Get into the Christmas spirit with this Christmas rhythm play along from Home Alone! Students perform paired eighth notes and quarter notes/rests. <br/>

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This video describes how to identify both pitch and note duration.

Can you figure out what the correct beaming of notes should be within this short piece of music written in 6/8 compound time? It’s one thing to be able to compose rhythms but how secure do you feel about beaming or joining notes together...

One of the most confusing rhythms in music can be polyrhythms, but they don't have to be confusing. Today we break down what a polyrhythm is and how to make one. We also listen to two different example of polyrhythm using eighth notes,...

Check out this December Rhythm Play Along from the Muppet Christmas Carol. Clap rhythms in this play along using quarter notes/rest, eighth & half notes.

We look at the different types of sixteenth note and triplet rhythms in music and how to count them.

A masterclass in modulation achieved by studying one of Bach's Chorales. We examine the choice of harmony and modulation, the part writing, the use of accented and unaccented passing notes, plus other features of the Bach Chorale style....

In today's lesson, I will teach you the best way to count eighth and quarter note triplets. Learning to count these is essential for any piano player. Get more strategies for counting rhythms='http://bit.ly/countingrhythms'...

What is the difference between rhythm, tempo and pulse? This rhythm lesson looks at these three elements separately and will help you to build a steady pulse and slow, medium and fast tempi. It then moves on to counting and clapping some...

Season 1, Episode 8 How do you know what the two numbers at the beginning of a piece of music mean? Are they a fraction? Will any two numbers work? Find out today How To Read Time Signatures on Two Minute Music Theory.

Discover how to read and play a piece of music that contains changing time signatures. Have you ever struggled to read a piece that switches between time signatures such as 2/4 4/4 3/8 5/8? This music performance lesson takes such a...

In this lesson, I will be teaching you how to easily play and count in 2/4 and 3/4 time signatures. The top number of a time signature indicates number of beats in a measure and bottom number indicates which note gets one beat. This...

In this lesson I teach you about some common rhythm patterns that piano beginners mess up all the time. I give them to you from simple to complex. Watch this lesson nextref='https://bit.ly/rhythm-strategwebsiteet='_blank'...