Hal Leonard Rhythm and Counting: The Practical Handbook for Mastering Rhythm

by David Harrison

(Music Instruction). This essential, practical handbook for mastering rhythm has been designed for students of any instrument or voice providing them a comprehensive and systematic approach to understanding rhythms, rhythmic devices, and how to count them. Packed full of practical exercises, this book also makes for an ideal self-instruction method. Every exercise is accompanied by play-along online piano audio, featuring useful metronome clicks for rigorous practice. For use in individual or group instruction, this is the must-have guide to rhythm for all music teachers and students. Chapters fundamentals of rhythm; counting method; note values and rests; beat subdivision; simple time signatures; compound time signatures; ties and extended notes; and syncopation. Audio is accessed online using the unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The audio files include PLAYBACK+, a multi-functional audio player that allows you to slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points, change keys, and pan left or right.

56 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2021