Like Jay, I rush through slower tempo pieces - clapping to 50 bpm was tricky for me so your tip about getting used to clapping along with the metronome at different speeds and developing an internal "clock" is timely for me. Thank you!🤔
I wish I had you as a music teacher when I was young. You make everything so very clear. And incidentally, I fall into the one of the categories you spoke of: I struggle with slower tempi and always end up rushing. The faster tempi are a piece of cake for me. So now I know where to focus my practicing.
100% agree with your view on Metronome use. Unless you have a steady internal "clock" then you can't start to reliably move away from the pulse and stretch, etc. Someone gave me the analogy of a skyscraper once, these tall buildings actually sway and move on the upper floors... but this is only possible because the base of the building is solidly anchored to the ground 👍🏻
That example of him clapping the rhythm at the start remined me of my sight singing quizes at uni!! I admit, I cannot read music "in time" too well!! Great video!!
HI Gareth - working with a metronome has been very useful to me because in my initial days of learning to play saxophone I had a very weak internal metronome and had to strengthen my internal clock by working with a metronome, Early on I thought the idea was to react to the metronome click rather than aligning my internal counting to the metronome click. My experience suggests assuming a student knows how to use a metronome needs to be checked. Relying on one's own steady pulse to play along to a backing track or with a live group (I'm thinking of a quartet or small band) is of course where we all need to get to. very good video lesson - which it had been available 10 years ago.
Presentation is clever. Can you present a tutorial on G clef rhythm playing on the stave while F clef 3rd octave LH keeps a steady Pulse for beginners. These exercises or examples are rarely found on 😊 UA-cam University.
15:50 When clapping the half notes I notice myself unconsciously "cheating", and I believe you do too. :) When I clap the crotchets think/feel/move my hand: 1: Down 2: Down 3: Down 4: Down However, when I clap the half notes I still think/feel crotches (or pulse beats) rather than thinking/feeling the half notes, and "cheating" by moving my hand: 1: Down 2: Up 3: Down 4: Up Perhaps it is a good exercise to NOT fix your up movement to the 2 & 4? And/or perhaps it's allowed/useful to "cheat" if it helps keeping the rythm correct? :) Or maybe it fools you to actually "play" (clap): 1: crotchet note 2: crotchet rest/pause 3: crotchet note 4: crotchet rest/pause
As long as whatever you do results in the correct rhythm that’s what counts. Ultimately, if you learn these rhythms in the way I suggest you will just know them.
The dotted notes and how you count or clap always seem to go against how I naturally would do it. In the 3rd measure of the 3/4 bar where you have the dotted quarter note and then the eighth and another quarter. I would do 1 & (2 ) 3. So I would clap on 2 and you seem to go 1 2 (&) 3. The dot is half a beat so I always go 1 & for a dotted quarter. I get the second beat is an eight note and it’s half of a beat so it’s half of 2 but just the flow of it messes with me lol. Does that make sense?
If the bar begins with a dotted quarter note the next note comes on the second half of beat 2, therefore clap on 1 then on the & after 2 otherwise the second note could be incorrectly placed.
Yet another useful video. Asking from total ignorance, there is an additional issue that I am curious about. Is it ONE-two-THREE-four (with "three" a little lighter than "one")? This appears to be the case usually. But, could it be one-TWO-three-FOUR, for example? My free metronome app lets me choose the accent point, and it makes a difference. But I do not see it often explained. (If I recall correctly, you made a video where this mattered to differentiate two time signatures that otherwise could seem the same...)
You’re absolutely correct in your first statement as the norm. If however you’re working in a style using emphasis on the back beat your latter example is correct.
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Thank you for everything you do, no matter how unmotivated I am you give me a smile and help push through :-)
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Thank you for this methodical explanation and tutorial. It has been very helpful.
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Like Jay, I rush through slower tempo pieces - clapping to 50 bpm was tricky for me so your tip about getting used to clapping along with the metronome at different speeds and developing an internal "clock" is timely for me. Thank you!🤔
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I wish I had you as a music teacher when I was young. You make everything so very clear. And incidentally, I fall into the one of the categories you spoke of: I struggle with slower tempi and always end up rushing. The faster tempi are a piece of cake for me. So now I know where to focus my practicing.
That’s most kind. Glad this gives you a way forwards.
100% agree with your view on Metronome use. Unless you have a steady internal "clock" then you can't start to reliably move away from the pulse and stretch, etc.
Someone gave me the analogy of a skyscraper once, these tall buildings actually sway and move on the upper floors... but this is only possible because the base of the building is solidly anchored to the ground 👍🏻
Excellent analogy
This video put to rest a lot of my doubts regarding rhythm. Thank you. I'll be using this video for reference and practise in the future.
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That example of him clapping the rhythm at the start remined me of my sight singing quizes at uni!!
I admit, I cannot read music "in time" too well!!
Great video!!
Thanks. See the rest of the course at www.mmcourses.co.uk
This is just brilliant and has clarified so many areas of confusion for me! Thank you!!
That’s great. You can find the whole course at www.mmcourses.co.uk
I like this format of longer teaching videos!!
That’s great. We vary the approach
Thanks for the high quality, enjoyable and cheering lesson :)
Glad it’s helpful
HI Gareth - working with a metronome has been very useful to me because in my initial days of learning to play saxophone I had a very weak internal metronome and had to strengthen my internal clock by working with a metronome, Early on I thought the idea was to react to the metronome click rather than aligning my internal counting to the metronome click. My experience suggests assuming a student knows how to use a metronome needs to be checked. Relying on one's own steady pulse to play along to a backing track or with a live group (I'm thinking of a quartet or small band) is of course where we all need to get to.
very good video lesson - which it had been available 10 years ago.
Thanks for your support. You make very good points there.
Very useful exercise. Many thanks!
A pleasure
Thank you, this is very helpful.
That’s great. Much more at www.mmcourses.co.uk
Presentation is clever. Can you present a tutorial on G clef rhythm playing on the stave while F clef 3rd octave LH keeps a steady Pulse for beginners. These exercises or examples are rarely found on 😊 UA-cam University.
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What metronome app are you using? Thanks. great video.
Thanks. It’s called Smart Metronome & Tuner.
15:50 When clapping the half notes I notice myself unconsciously "cheating", and I believe you do too. :)
When I clap the crotchets think/feel/move my hand:
1: Down
2: Down
3: Down
4: Down
However, when I clap the half notes I still think/feel crotches (or pulse beats) rather than thinking/feeling the half notes, and "cheating" by moving my hand:
1: Down
2: Up
3: Down
4: Up
Perhaps it is a good exercise to NOT fix your up movement to the 2 & 4?
And/or perhaps it's allowed/useful to "cheat" if it helps keeping the rythm correct? :)
Or maybe it fools you to actually "play" (clap):
1: crotchet note
2: crotchet rest/pause
3: crotchet note
4: crotchet rest/pause
As long as whatever you do results in the correct rhythm that’s what counts. Ultimately, if you learn these rhythms in the way I suggest you will just know them.
Gareth, My suggestion for these clapping videos is to remove the piano keys (which are not used) so viewers can fully see your hands clapping!
Fair point. The Keyboard is used for other videos in the course.
The dotted notes and how you count or clap always seem to go against how I naturally would do it. In the 3rd measure of the 3/4 bar where you have the dotted quarter note and then the eighth and another quarter. I would do 1 & (2 ) 3. So I would clap on 2 and you seem to go 1 2 (&) 3. The dot is half a beat so I always go 1 & for a dotted quarter. I get the second beat is an eight note and it’s half of a beat so it’s half of 2 but just the flow of it messes with me lol. Does that make sense?
If the bar begins with a dotted quarter note the next note comes on the second half of beat 2, therefore clap on 1 then on the & after 2 otherwise the second note could be incorrectly placed.
I find metronomes need a few weeks to settle in. They often randomly speed up or slow down until they are comfortable with their new environment.
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Yet another useful video. Asking from total ignorance, there is an additional issue that I am curious about. Is it ONE-two-THREE-four (with "three" a little lighter than "one")? This appears to be the case usually. But, could it be one-TWO-three-FOUR, for example? My free metronome app lets me choose the accent point, and it makes a difference. But I do not see it often explained. (If I recall correctly, you made a video where this mattered to differentiate two time signatures that otherwise could seem the same...)
You’re absolutely correct in your first statement as the norm. If however you’re working in a style using emphasis on the back beat your latter example is correct.
@@MusicMattersGB Thank you very much, once more. But where is this notated? How should a mere reader of a music sheet know?
It’s not notated. It’s about the style in which you’re playing
@@MusicMattersGB Aaaahhh, "secrets of the trade"! 🙂
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What about groove? 😳
Absolutely. Rhythm/ pulse common to all styles.