Although the notation with ties may make it easier for one to see the main beat, composers usually notate
syncopated rhythms withoutties, necessitating the importance of “feeling the beat.” Return to the earlier
examples without ties and clap the rhythms; count the main beats out loud with heightened emphasis.
- Piano Sonata in C, Hob. XVI/50 (F.J. Haydn)
In the empty staff below, rewrite the selection using ties to show the quarter note subdivision into eighth notes.
(Reminder: Notes with accidentals tied across bar lines continue to be altered.)
Theory Trainer
Exercise 5aRhythm tapping with quarter note as pulse note.120
Count: (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) +
MODULE 5
Count: 1 + 2 + 3 + (4) +
Count: (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) +Count:Workbook Exercises 5.1 and 5.2