Music Theory Classroom: Fundamentals of Rhythm 2

Name: Music Theory Classroom: Fundamentals of Rhythm 2
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This is Part 2 of the 3-part Fundamentals of Rhythm course.

Created byNate Brown

Last updated 3/2023

English

What you'll learn

Music theory for homeschool students, high-school musicians, or anyone!
Correct beaming of sixteenth notes (and shorter notes)
Double-dotted notes
Simple meter where the quarter note is not the beat
Compound meter where the dotted quarter is not the beat

Course content

3 sections • 30 lectures • 2h 25m total length

Introductory Lesson19:54
This lesson introduces the entire Music Theory Classroom curriculum and ends with a bridge to the first lesson of both Fundamentals courses.
Where are Lessons 1-8?0:18
Explanation of Re-notation Exercises12:57
This video is for students who are starting with this course and did not take Fundamentals of Rhythm 1. It explains how re-notation exercises work. These exercises may not seem very musical, but if you can master them, you will understand rhythmic notation inside and out!

[Download] Lecture Notes for Lessons 9-130:06
Lesson 9: Complex beaming and renotation in simple meter14:24
This lesson begins with a review of the previous assignment, from a lesson that is not included in this package. You might get something out of watching it anyway, or you can fast forward.
More work with sixteenth notes. Some of this may not seem crucial for reading music, and perhaps only useful for composers and arrangers, but if you can master it, you will understand rhythm inside and out and be that much better of a music reader.
We will review part of today's assignment at the beginning of the next lecture.
Rhythm Examples for Individual Practice (Lesson 9)0:02
Print out this sheet of rhythm examples and practice performing them.
Rhythm Reading Practice (Lesson 9)2:45
Print out this sheet of rhythm examples and practice performing them. When you feel ready, try performing them along with the video.
Lesson 10: Traditional vocal beaming; 32nd notes/rests and shorter15:58
Older (and some newer) vocal music uses beams in a different way. Also, there are note durations shorter than sixteenth notes, especially if the tempo is slow.
We will review part of today's assignment at the beginning of the next lecture.
Rhythm Reading Practice (Lesson 10)4:29
Print out this sheet of rhythm examples and practice performing them. When you feel ready, try performing them along with the video.
Lesson 11: Double dots6:23
What happens when a dotted note has an extra dot?
We will review part of today's assignment at the beginning of the next lecture.
Rhythm Reading Practice (Lesson 11)2:03
Print out this sheet of rhythm examples and practice performing them. When you feel ready, try performing them along with the video.
Lesson 12: Simple meter time signatures with eighth notes or shorter as the beat9:15
The quarter note does not always represent the beat.
We will review part of today's assignment at the beginning of the next lecture.
Rhythm Reading Practice (Lesson 12)3:31
Print out this sheet of rhythm examples and practice performing them. When you feel ready, try performing them along with the video.
Lesson 13: Simple meter time signatures with half notes or longer as the beat7:53
The beat can also be represented by the half note, and even the whole note.
Rhythm Reading Practice (Lesson 13)2:46
Print out this sheet of rhythm examples and practice performing them. When you feel ready, try performing them along with the video.
Where is Lesson 14?0:14
Midterm Exam0:10

Where are Lessons 15-18?0:16
Notation Conventions in Compound Meter3:38
This video is for students who are starting with this course and did not take Fundamentals of Rhythm 1. It explains some of the standard practices of notation in compound meter as covered in lessons 15-18, including some re-notation exercises.
[Download] Lecture Notes for Lessons 19-230:06
Lesson 19: Complex beaming and renotation in compound meter6:00
We continue the road to understanding rhythm inside and out as we do trickier exercises.
Rhythm Reading Practice (Lesson 19)2:52
Print out this sheet of rhythm examples and practice performing them. When you feel ready, try performing them along with the video.
Lesson 20: Single compound meter7:58
Can there be only one beat in a measure?
Rhythm Reading Practice (Lesson 20)1:07
Print out this sheet of rhythm examples and practice performing them. When you feel ready, try performing them along with the video.
Lesson 21: Compound meter signatures with dotted half note or longer as the beat4:48
Notes other than the dotted quarter can represent the beat.
Rhythm Reading Practice (Lesson 21)2:08
Print out this sheet of rhythm examples and practice performing them. When you feel ready, try performing them along with the video.
Lesson 22: Compound meter signatures with dotted eighth note or shorter as beat4:47
The dotted eighth is a particularly good note value for representing the beat.
Rhythm Reading Practice (Lesson 22)2:13
Print out this sheet of rhythm examples and practice performing them. When you feel ready, try performing them along with the video.
Lesson 23: Renotation in compound meters5:43
What's next?0:29

Requirements

This course is for students who can already read basic rhythms, including the following:
Simple meter (time signatures like 4/4)
Tied notes
Dotted notes
How to correctly beam eighth notes
Notation of syncopation
Tempo and metronome markings
Tempo alterations
How to follow a score and read a musical map
Basic rhythms in compound meter (time signatures like 6/8)
If you have not mastered these topics, you may need to start with Fundamentals of Rhythm 1.

Description

Music Theory Classroom is a four-course, one- to two-year music theory curriculum designed for high-school and homeschool students. It covers the material studied by music majors in the first one to two years of college, but it is structured so that a diligent student can complete it in three 14-week terms.

The four courses in the curriculum include: two Fundamentals courses which are intended to be taken concurrently, followed by Diatonic Harmony and then Chromatic Harmony. Each course has 28 lessons, so the recommended pace is approximately two lessons per week (when taking the Fundamentals courses, this means two lessons from each of the two courses). Students should feel free to move more slowly if the material is completely new.

This is Part 2 of the Fundamentals of Rhythm course. Students are assumed to have already mastered many aspects of rhythm (see above). If you have not mastered these, you should consider starting with either Part 1. On the other hand, if you feel you even understand a lot of the topics to be covered in this course, you may want to consider starting with Part 3.

Note: Some lesson numbers appear out of order. Even though they're distributed across the three parts of the course, the lessons are numbered in the suggested order.

For a more complete description of the curriculum, check the MusicTheoryClassroom dot com website.

Who this course is for:

High school students (including homeschoolers) who are interested in studying music at the college level
Anyone who is interested in learning music theory

Music Theory Classroom: Fundamentals of Rhythm 2

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Course content

Introductory Lesson3 lectures • 33min

Shorter (and Longer) Note Durations14 lectures • 1hr 10min

Compound Meter13 lectures • 42min

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