Rhythm 2A: Tie, dot
Topic outline
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With this course you can practise:
- Ties connecting eighth notes
- Dotted quarter note
- Syncopation
Recommended to study before this course:
- Rhythm 1B
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Ties inside the measures:
Ties between the measures:
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A dot after a quarter note increases the duration of it by an eighth note. The measures below are equal (played similarly).
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Syncopation is "a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm": a "placement of rhythmic stresses or accents where they wouldn't normally occur" (Wikipedia)
Examples: