Skills · Pulse & rhythm

Two groups of three, 6/8

Feel two big beats, each divided in three; different from the three beats of 3/4.

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  1. Lesson 106

    6/8: two big beats, three in each

    Feel 6/8 as two groups of three, different from 3/4.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  2. Lesson 107

    Greensleeves: a short 6/8 phrase

    Play long–short and dotted rhythms within two groups of three.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  3. Lesson 191

    Complete piece: Row, Row, Row Your Boat (round)

    A complete round in 6/8: the left hand enters two bars later and sings the same tune.

    In Piano for adults · Book 2

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  4. Lesson 174

    Letters Never Sent

    Tell a sad letter in 6/8: the left hand rolls six eighth notes in every bar.

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