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Hemiola
2 x 3 or 3 x 2
Hemiola (pronounced "hee-mee-oh-Ja") refers to the appearance of two pulses oí
equal duration within a measure of triple meter:

3
s rrr
... or three pulses of equal duration within a measure of compound duple meter:'

rrr
To accurately count a hemiola rhythm, determine the largest common value in to
which both the beat and lhe pulse forming the hemiola can be subdivided. For example,
in the following measures:

3
8
J JJ n.
... the largest common subdivision is the sixteenth. You can maintain lhe feeling
of counting in sixteenths during the hemiola by simply addfag "a" (pronounced "uh")
to the normal count:

1&2&3 & 1&a 2&a

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Solo No. 37 is your introduction to herniola. For example, observe measures 6 - 8:

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.-..
Notice that measure 7 contains a hemiola rhythm - the two dotted eighth bass notes
indicate that there are two pulses within this measure. Thus, you should count measures
-..-...
,
6 - 8 as follows:
--
,.
1 &2&3& 1&a2&a 1&2&3& r
,.
J JJ r
r
,.
Be sure to observe the A 1(Li) on @ at IIJ in measure 34. ,.
--,.
--
NOTE: Al though a rnetronorne setting is provided forSolo No.37, you shouldn't use
the rnetronome as you practice this piece. Setting the metronome to click three beats per
measure would be confusing during the hcmiola measures. Thus, the metronome setting
is intended only to provide you with a tempo.

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--,,...
--
,.

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