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Music Reading: the tie, dotted notes and other rhythmic figures (Part 2)

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The group made up of a quaver and a couple of semiquavers

In the lesson today, we will introduce a new and very important rhythmic figure:

The group made up of a quaver and a couple of semiquavers:

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This figure is used very much in written music and therefore it is very important to learn to read it well.

Today will learn to read music correctly and learn to do practical exercises which allow you to play the music immediately on your instrument.

To make the most of the material in this lesson, I suggest you to read the Introduction page of this cycle of lessons. (go to link).

Have a good lesson!

Learning material of this lesson

6 videos 18 mins
1. Introduction to the new lesson 3m 31s
2. The difference between the tie and the slur 3m 15s
3. The quaver group plus semiquaver couple: theoretical explanation (part 1) 6m 59s
4. The quaver group plus semiquaver couple: theoretical explanation (part 2) 6m 53s
5. Practical exercise 2m 30s
6. Exercise to learn to play the quaver group plus the semiquaver couple 2m 04s
+ 1 pdf file
+ 11 audio files
... to continue this video lesson

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