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Rhythm Bootcamp - Pulse, Tempo and Rhythm
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...
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Rhythm Bootcamp - Clapping Rhythms in Compound Time, Including Duplets
Practice clapping rhythms in compound time. Learn how to breakdown various compound time rhythms that include duplets and how to count them correctly in 6/8, 6/4, 9/8, 12/16 and 12/8 time. This rhythm lesson breaks down the rhythms...
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How to Tell if Music is in Simple Time or Compound Time - Music Theory
What is simple time and compound time? How can you tell the difference? Are you able to listen to a piece of music and hear if it's in simple time or compound time? Many people find the area of simple time and compound time confusing. In...
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Can You Beam Correctly in 6/8 Compound Time? - Music Theory
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...
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The Difference Between 3:4 and 6:8 Time Signatures - Music Theory
We investigate the difference music in 3/4 and 6/8. Is there a difference between the two time signatures? Mathematically it appears that 3/4 and 3/8 are two very different time signatures. Musically they are closer to each other than...
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Piano for Beginners Lesson 4 - The Note D, Three Time & Dotted Notes
This video introduces a new note, D, and by the end you will be able to read C and D on the Treble Clef and know how to play them. There is also further learning around rhythm and playing in both four time and three time. The video...
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The Difference Between 2/4 and 4/4 Time Signatures - Music Theory
What is the difference between 2/4 and 4/4 time signatures? On the face of it, there may appear to be little difference between music in 2/4 time or music in 4/4 time. Often it is possible to count 2 or 4 beats to the same piece of...
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Spot the Music Notation Mistakes - Music Theory
We explore an extract of music that contains some mistakes with its notation, can you spot them all? This music theory lesson explores some of the most common errors when it comes to notating notes, rhythms, time signatures and other...
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Reading Changing Time Signatures - Music Performance
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...
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Piano for Beginners Lesson 10 - The Note G and More Work in Three Time
In this video we return to the bass clef and discover a new note, G. There is a new piece to learn and having explored the pitch, the rhythm and the fingering there is another duet to play together. This lesson explores more work in...
Two Minute Music Theory
How To Read Time Signatures - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #8
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.
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Time Signatures Quiz - Music Theory
Can you answer these questions about time signatures? This music theory lesson offers a quiz in which you get to decide what the time signature should be in a number of different bars. Sometimes there is more than one solution but how do...
Two Minute Music Theory
How To Classify Time Signatures - TWO MINUTE MUSIC THEORY #9
Season 1, Episode 9 What are simple, compound and complex meter and how do they work? Can 17/24 exist? Learn how to classify time signatures.
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Music Theory - Reading Time Signatures
This video takes a look at reading time signatures in today's video. It also looks at some of the more common time signatures and go over some examples.
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Name the Time Signatures - Music Theory
When you look at a rhythm how good are you at identifying the time signature that most appropriately fits it? How do you know if a rhythm should be in 6/8 or in 3/4, especially when the notes in any given bar add up to the same...
TED-Ed
The Ballet that Incited a Riot
Imagine a ballet starting a riot! Igor Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" did just that. Find out why the audience was so outraged by the score, choreography, costuming, and sets in this tradition-breaking ballet.