Simple meter

Simple meters have beat notes that can be divided into two divisions.  Here are some familiar songs in simple meter.  Clap the beat, then clap the division.  What other familiar songs can you name?

                 Jingle Bells       Auld Lang Syne     My Country ‗Tis of Thee       Yankee Doodle       

Takadimi (see preface for more on the history of the system)

Takadimi is a system of syllables used for speaking rhythm.  The system is beat oriented.  In other words, the beat is always spoken on ta regardless of the note value.  Remember that the beat is just one level of the pulse.  The next faster level of the pulse is called the first division of the beat (or sometimes called simply the division of the beat).  A note on the first division of the beat is always called di.

Echo-rhythm:  With your study partner or instructor, speak or clap and speak back short rhythms using ta and ta di rhythms. Speak musically and expressively.


Performance tips

     Always speak rhythm exercises expressively.  Even when phrase marking or dynamics aren’t given, perform the rhythm musically.  

     Always conduct or keep the beat in a way assigned by your instructor.



  



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