{"id":1068,"date":"2025-07-30T14:58:56","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T18:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/?post_type=chapter&p=1068"},"modified":"2025-10-22T17:08:05","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:08:05","slug":"clapping-and-counting-basic-rhythms","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/chapter\/clapping-and-counting-basic-rhythms\/","title":{"raw":"Clapping and Counting Basic Rhythms","rendered":"Clapping and Counting Basic Rhythms"},"content":{"raw":"In this section, there are multiple examples of short rhythms presented both visually (on the staff) and aurally (audio recordings). Listen to the audio recordings and try to match the sounds to the associated staff examples. Once you begin to feel comfortable with reading rhythms, try clapping and counting the rhythms by reading them on the staff, then use the audio recording to compare. There is also a Record button below that can be used to record and listen back to your counting and clapping.<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a>\r\n\r\nhttps:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/08\/Rhythm-1.wav\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1073\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"970\"]\"Whole Figure 14.1 Whole note. [Image description \u2013 See Appendix C Figure 14.1<\/a>][\/caption][audio wav=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/08\/Rhythm-2.wav\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1076\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"941\"]\"Half Figure 14.2 2 Half notes. [Image description \u2013 See Appendix C Figure 14.2<\/a>][\/caption][audio wav=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/08\/Rhythm-3.wav\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1075\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"944\"]\"Quarter Figure 14.3 4 Quarter notes. [Image description \u2013 See Appendix C Figure 14.3<\/a>][\/caption][audio wav=\"https:\/\/openbooks.macewan.ca\/introtoeartraining\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/47\/2025\/08\/Rhythm-4.wav\"][\/audio]\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1074\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"944\"]\"Eighth Figure 14.4 8 Eighth notes. [Image description \u2013 See Appendix C Figure 14.4<\/a>][\/caption][h5p id=\"10\"]<\/span>","rendered":"

In this section, there are multiple examples of short rhythms presented both visually (on the staff) and aurally (audio recordings). Listen to the audio recordings and try to match the sounds to the associated staff examples. Once you begin to feel comfortable with reading rhythms, try clapping and counting the rhythms by reading them on the staff, then use the audio recording to compare. There is also a Record button below that can be used to record and listen back to your counting and clapping.<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/p>\n


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