Music Fundamentals A Balanced Approach

5. Etude Tableau, Op. 33, No. 2 (S. Rachmaninoff)


6. “A La Uno Yo Nasi,” fifteenth century Turkish-Sephardic melody

Theory Trainer

Exercise 8aRhythm tapping in compound meter.

Comparing 6/8 and 3/4

Measures written in 6/8 and 3/4 time signatures have the same number of eighth notes. However, the metric
accents are different.

Exercise 6—Class Exercise

Clap the subdivided eighth notesdrawn below, keeping the eighth notes in each time signature at the same
speed—feel the change in the placement of the accents.
Before you begin clapping, count one measure out loud, emphasizing the beats that get the accents.

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Count: 1 (+ a) 2 (+ a 3 +) a 4 + a

OR 1 (2 3) 4 (5 6 7 8) 9 10 11 12

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Count: + a 1 (+) a 2 (+) a

OR 5 6 1 (2) 3 4 (5) 6

MODULE 8

Workbook Exercises 8.1 and 8.2

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