Encyclopedia of

M
PRIVATE LESSONS
READINGRHYTHMS by G a ess
e x t and

Workbook for
AIl Imstrumens

LEONARP
 Counting Systems
Sbxteenth Note Figures
Quarter Note Meters

Important: Use a metronome!!

Strive for accuracy.....Not
Master each counting systemspeed.
before
Master each page before moving on moving
on to the next.
to the next.
Use the checklists to keep track of
your progress.

1) 4 part counting - Straight and Shuffled Sixteenths

Count e+d 3 e +d 4

Play EESS
Tap Foot

2) 2 part counting -

Straight and Shuffled Sixteenths

4
Count

Play E
Tap Foot

Shuffled Sixteenths
5) 1 part counting Straight and

Count

Play
Tap Foot

177
Rhythm Study

e d

179
 10
11
12

14
16

19 20

23 24

37

181
 Rhythm Study
d

1 d

EE
d

3 d

183
 5

10 11

4 15

16 17

I9 20

24
2

26 27

28 30
9

33

4 5

185
10

14

18
6 17

21
19 20

24
22

26

30
28 29

33
32

54
36
35

187
 Rhythm Study

E
d

10

3 d

14 T

189
 12

15 16

17 19 20

22 23 24

30

34

191
 9 10

13 14 6

I7 18 19

21 22 23 4

25 27 28
26

9 32
30

33 35
34

193
 8

11 12

13 16

17 18 19 20

21 22 24

27 28

29 32
30

33 36
34

195
 10
11 12

13 | 4
I5

17 18 19 20

21 22 23

26 27 28

32

34

37 40
38

197
9
10
11

13
14
15
16

17
18
19
20

21
22 23 24

25 26 27 28

29 31 2
30

35 36
34

39 40
8

199
 b

10
11 12

15 16

18 19 20

21 22 23 24

25 28
26

29 31
30

36
4

39
8

201
 10 11 12

13 14 15 I6

17 18 19 20

23 24

27 28
25 26

32
29 30

6
34

203
 10

13 14
15
16

7 8
19 20

22 23 4

25 26 27 Z8

31 32
29 30

36
35
33

40
38

211
213
 MUSICIANSTINSTUTUTE

ESSENTIAL CONCERT ITSINGING

COMPLETE METhOD FOR SINGERS

HAL R
 Chapter Five

Combining Dotted Notes

and Sixteenth Notes
Clap and/or sing the following exercises:

6 2 3 4 1e+ a 2 3e + a 4 e + a 1 2 3 4 + 1e+ a 2

1e+ a 2 1e+ a 2 e + a 3 4 12 3 4 2 e+ a 3 4 e+ a

e 3 e + a

2 e e + a 2

1 2 1e + a 2 3+ 4+ 2 4

1e + a 2 e +a 3 2 + 3 e + a 4 3 4

1e + a 2 e+ a 2 e +a 3 2 3 2

1 e a 2 e + 1 2 2

2 3 e+a 4 1+ 2+ 33 e+a 2 3 4 +
+

10

2 1+2 3 4 e+a 1 e +a 2 + 3 + 4+ 12 3 e+ a 4 +

25
 2+ 3+ 4 2+ 3 e +
a 4
1e+ a 2 3 4
1 2 +3 +4

1e+ a 2 e + a 3 1 + 2 3
+
23 e + a 2

INTERAL WARM-UPSS

Name and sing the following intervals:

Name

O-

Ear Training
For each
example, first play through the scale
Key of C and then the
1.
exercise. Listen, and then sing it.
2.

4.
13 5 4
5 O
6 7 2
Key of F 1
5 3 5 7
1 1 5 1
0.

13 1 5
5 4 3
26 7
2 2 3 5 1
11 7 6 5
 Chapter Six

and S i x t e e n t h s
Combining Eighths
be written more than one way. Below are
In music notation, you
will find often that note lengths can are

written differently but sounding the

same.
some examples of rhythms

A
a

second way in each example iss

These rhythms can be written either way and be correct. However, the
more common.

Clap and/or sing the following exercises:

1 e +a 2 e + a T e+ a
e+ a 2 2 e + a

1 e + 2 e + a a 2 +
1e + a 2 + a e +

2
e+ a 2 e+ a 1 e + a 2 +a 2 1

2 e + a
1 e+ a 2 e+ 1 e + 2

3e+ a
1 a 2 a 3 e a 1+ 2 e+a 3 a 1 2+ a 3

1e+ a 2 e a 3
1e+ a 1e a 3 1e a 2 e a 3 1et a 2 e a 3

e a 2 e a
1e a 2 e + a 3 e +a 1 2 3 1 + 2 + 3 e+a

30