Course 02 · 5 lessons
Course 02 · Each hand's own rhythm
2:1, 1:2, eighth notes and syncopation. 5 free piano lessons in 1 parts: Independent rhythm.
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Independent rhythm
- Lesson 6
Four beats over two
R plays quarter notes; L plays half notes.
Listen for: L counts 1-2, 3-4 even though it plays only twice.
Pass when: Don't add L notes on beats 2 and 4.
Open → - Lesson 7
Reverse the 2:1 rhythm
R plays half notes; L plays quarter notes.
Listen for: L keeps an even beat without pulling R along.
Pass when: R enters only on beats 1 and 3.
Open → - Lesson 8
Eight notes over four
R plays eighth notes, L plays quarter notes.
Listen for: Count “1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and”.
Pass when: Each L note lines up with the first note of each R pair.
Open → - Lesson 9
Reverse the 1:2 rhythm
R plays quarter notes, L plays eighth notes.
Listen for: Hear all eight L notes while R stays even.
Pass when: Don't speed up in the second half of the bar.
Open → - Lesson 10
Off-beat notes
R enters on the “and”s; L keeps four beats.
Listen for: Count aloud before playing.
Pass when: R never lands on a main beat.
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