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Objectives
Objectives
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Determine the correct beaming for 8th and 16th note values in an example in 2/4, 3/4, or 4/4.
Aurally transcribe a rhythm in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4 time that uses whole, half, and/or quarter note values.
Perform a rhythm in cut time that uses whole and half notes values.
Rewrite an example in an aurally identical meter (e.g. transpose it from 3/4 to 3/8, or 4/2 to 4/4).
Preparation for Class
Preparation for Class
Read:
Read:
Simple Meter and Time Signatures (OMT) - Starting with the section on beaming.
Beaming Notes (My Music Theory) and Beaming Rules (Music Theory Topics)
Watch
Watch
"Beaming Notes" (Learning Music Theory)
"Meter Transposition" (Dr. Louden)
"How to Count Cut Time" (Musician's Addition)
Practice
Practice
Musition: Beaming (Lvl 1–3)
Musition: Meter Transposition (Lvl 1)
Musition: Rhythm Tapping (Lvl 2)
Auralia: Meter Recognition (Lvl 3)
Auralia: Rhythmic Imitation (Lvl 1a–b)
Auralia: Rhythm Comparison (Lvl 1–2)
Auralia: Rhythmic Dictation (Lvl 1a–b)
In-Class Activities
In-Class Activities
Discussion
Discussion
Why Beaming? As a class or in groups, compare a few examples provided by your instructor that don't include any beaming, use incorrect beaming, and use correct beaming. Try performing each. What role does beaming play in communicating rhythm and meter to the performer and guiding sight-reading?
Why All the Time Signatures? 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 are by far the most common simple meter time signatures. Why do time signatures like 2/2, 3/8, and 4/16 exist at all? Why might a composer chose to write in a different time signature?
Activities
Activities
Practice Beaming: Practice beaming together notes in simple time signatures in the following worksheets. Focus especially on 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 examples.
Worksheet 1 (p. 4) and simple time examples on Worksheet 2, Worksheet 3, Worksheet 4 (using 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 meters).
Try some time signature puzzles (see pp. 4 and 7)
Repertoire for Practice
Repertoire for Practice
Rhythmic Performance: Select a cut time example from the anthology here to perform. Be sure to conduct and observe any given expressive markings.
Meter Transposition: Select an example from the anthology here and transpose the meter to a time signature that either doubles the values or halves the values (e.g. if the meter is 3/4, rewrite it in 3/8 and 3/2).
Want to Learn More?
Want to Learn More?
Dr. Aniruddh Patel is a neuroscientist who studies music perception in the brain. In this video, he looks at the complexity of beat perception in humans and surveys animal studies to see if other species share our talent for recognizing beat.
Aniruddh Patel, "Perceiving and Moving to a Rhythmic Beat" (29 mins)
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