Exercise Index
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Each exercise builds on the last. Jump in wherever you like.
Exercise 1Open →
Whole notes
One sustained tone for the full bar
1 _ _ _
1 _ _ _
1 _ _ _
1 _ _ _
Exercise 2Open →
Half notes
One sustained tone for two beats
1 _
3 _
1 _
3 _
Exercise 3Open →
Quarter notes
One note per beat
1
2
3
4
Exercise 4Open →
8th notes
Two notes per beat
1 &
2 &
3 &
4 &
Exercise 5Open →
16th notes
Four notes per beat
1 e & a
2 e & a
3 e & a
4 e & a
Exercise 6Open →
Silent e
16ths with the e muted
1 e & a
2 e & a
3 e & a
4 e & a
Exercise 7Open →
Silent &
16ths with the & muted
1 e & a
2 e & a
3 e & a
4 e & a
Exercise 8Open →
Silent e &
Only 1 and a sound
1 e & a
2 e & a
3 e & a
4 e & a
Exercise 9Open →
Silent 1
The downbeat is muted
1 e & a
2 e & a
3 e & a
4 e & a
Exercise 10Open →
16ths into 8ths
Two 16ths then a sustained 8th
1 e & a
2 e & a
3 e & a
4 e & a
Exercise 11Open →
8ths into 16ths
Sustained 8th then two 16ths
1 e & a
2 e & a
3 e & a
4 e & a
Exercise 12Open →
16th, 8th, 16th
16th — sustained 8th — 16th
1 e & a
2 e & a
3 e & a
4 e & a
Exercise 13Open →
Dotted 8th into 16th
Three tied 16ths then a single 16th
1 e & a
2 e & a
3 e & a
4 e & a
Exercise 14Open →
16th into Dotted 8th
Single 16th then three tied 16ths
1 e & a
2 e & a
3 e & a
4 e & a