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Summary: Learn how to read triplets in drum notation and sheet music in this free music video on reading basic drum melodies, rhythms, and rests.
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Ryan Larson Ryan Larson is a young jazz composer whose teaching technique focuses on the basics of music theory in all twelve keys. When applying his 12 key technique to ... read more
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Questions & AnswersNow we are going to take a look at measures nineteen and twenty. And we have our triplets. And again, a triplet is three scrunched in where two should be. So these are quarter note triplets so instead of, or 8th note triples, i mean, so instead of two 8th notes, we fit in three. So, instead of one and two and we have one and a two and a three and a four and a one and a two and a three and a four and a. And the same thing, so it sounds like this. One and a two and a three and a four and a one and a two and a three and a four and. So when we play it with both hands. One and a two and a three and four and a one and a two and a three and a four and a. So, it sounds a little hectic. But say you had a quarter note triplet, were we had to put three quarter notes over two, so you would have your two pause. One, two, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, three, one, two, one, two, three, one two three, and it would sound like this. One, two. One, two, one, two, Ah! One, two, one, two, three, four, one, three, four, one, two, three, four, one, two, three, four. So, it's a little harder to count but you get the main idea. So now we can play these two measures. So they go by a little quick. Again we have one, seven, two, five, or two, seven, five, three, five, seven, five, or seven, five, three. And thats your left hand figure here. Then we have four, five, seven, two and three, five, seven, three. Again, you can print this out at home and do your own analyzation. Two, three. Can't hold your hand through every tune. And this is our last couple of measures we are going to go over in just a minute.
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