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RHYTHM · LESSON 07 OF 12 · 6/8

Count two groups of three.

Hear six eighth notes grouped into two larger beats rather than six equally accented beats.

Count alongONE two three · FOUR five sixSay “ONE two three · FOUR five six”. Here BPM refers to the dotted-quarter pulse.
The idea

6/8 has six eighth-note subdivisions, commonly felt as two dotted-quarter beats.

See & hearTry an example before the quiz

Group the six eighths into two sets of three. The short count-in plays before the example.

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Your exercises

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Each mode has its own result
01Read

See the rhythm

Look at the notes and choose the matching rhythm pattern.

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02Listen

Hear the rhythm

Play the example, then choose what you heard.

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03Imitate

Tap the rhythm

Copy the note attacks and check your timing.

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Read and Listen grade the answers you select. Tap compares your recorded taps with the target rhythm. Results are stored only in this browser.