Musical Rhythm 8th and 16th notes

[RealAviatorOSR]

Am I the only one who finds this rhythm really catchy

[seemlyme]

Wow so good the first part of this video for my study of music rhythm. Thanks

[neetrab]

This was THE BEST Video I've seen on teaching the different time rhythms...HOWEVER it goes SOOOOOOOOOOOO fast for me. I'm gonna have to pause it every few seconds to go over what just went by on the screen.

[jennyluvlen4]

thank you it was really helpful..

[Kancharadt]

thank you so much

[arseniyonline1234555]

2x e will confuse people 1-e-and-a-2-e-and-a-... is the way to go 

[iEatBoneDust]

Thank you! I learn by ear so this is perfect!

[CrusherIrnfst]

Omg... I understand how to read sheet music now! Time to remix some songs in some good' ol Electro!!

[MizzUBFunky]

THIS HELPED ME A LOT! THANKS THANKS THANKS!

[tgrayKillz]

@sesameseed77 do you post the sheet music for these videos online?

[Soon2BSomething]

I have a question...I'm horrible at rhythm so I might be way off! xD But when I compared the actual notes in the first part to the words in the second part...is there a typo between 3:20 and 3:22? I couldn't find were the first "and uh" fits in with the notes.

It goes "and 2 ee and uh, 3 and, (and uh) and uh" the second "and uh" is shaded grey...so maybe it means something? Sorry...I'm just confused. LOVE your video btw! I wrote down the notes and counted out loud to it dozens of times! :D

[Soon2BSomething]

Respond to this video... and actually....I'm lost from there (3:20). Like I said...I'm NOT good at rhythm so I might not be right, but I think an "uh" is missing after the "and" at 3:28, 3:29, 3:31, 3:32, 3:34...and then I couldn't really follow just the word part after that.

Your last part where the words and notes are put together are definitely correct! (though it made me realize there ARE an extra 2 half notes at 1:34 that I couldn't catch...which was why I was confused at 3:20)

[Soon2BSomething]

I really do love your video, it's helping me to understand rhythm a LOT better! So sorry if I sound critical, I just wanted to help :) If I'm wrong, shame on me! xD

[jamesthegreat999]

I find the american way of explaining note values easy to understand, but it's not strictly correct as a 'quarter note' in a 3/4 time signature, for instance, wouldn't actually be a quarter of the bar! Sorry, I'm being a pompous twat!

[ajkeel]

ahahaha i love this... abcs for drumline :D

[MadsyCathy]

OK....HEAR THIS: it will simplify things if you do the following: call the 'whole beat' - ta....two 'half beats' - ti ti....four quarter beats - tika tika....a half a beat and two quarter beats - ti tika....two quarter beats and a half beat - tika ti. SO, COUNT AS FOLLOWS WHEN THE MUSIC STARTS: ta, ta, ta, ta, ....ti tika- ti tika - ti tika - ti tika,....ta, ta, ta, ta.....tika ti - tika ti- tika ti- tika ti..... ta titi - ta titi...and then the rhythm gets a bit more complicated

[Soon2BSomething]

@MadsyCathy Thanks for this comment! I was lost with the ee + a + uhs, but your way really helped me to get a grasp of the rhythm.

[chickenbeek]

This is like hooked on phonics or something for music,, good stuff ^^

[Uberness178]

hey, if you have an 8th rest, then a quarter note, then an 8th note in 3/4 how would you count that?

[thensis1]

This is so freakin HELPFUL!!!

[ALegitSquare]

YOU ARE AWESOME!! i have been trying to find a video that explains how to add it all together and count it out more efficiently and your video made it SOOO much easier!! please keep making them!!

[abb265zipp3]

When you come to rests or gaps in the rhythm, how do you keep your place in the bar? If I count during the silent parts, I have a horrible inclination to strike a note during the silent part. If I don't count the silent parts, I train wreck and lose my place in the bar. What is going on in your head when you see silent parts? What are you doing to differentiate them from the note carrying parts? Thanks in advance.

[johnnynoirman]

very nice!

[adnamadraw]

Exactly what I was looking for, good explanation :) I know it takes time and practice to get comfortable with varied rhythms though. In 4/4 time, for example, there are many straight forward ways that 4 beats can be represented (ie:1 whole, two half notes etc) But when I see measures with dotted notes and rests it gets confusing for me. For example,in 4/4 time I have: two tied eight notes, sixteenth rest, dotted eighth note, eighth note, eighth rest, quarter rest. Can you pleez do a vid on it?

[chiconcuak]

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[hmfvunit]

wait i got many questions...8th notes=1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and ? 16th notes=1ea&a 2ea&a 3ea&a 4ea&a ?and btw how can i set up 8ths and 16ths on a metronome ..please =( i don't know how to set up a metronome lol

[sesameseed77]

@hmfvunit Please don't set the metronome to 8ths or 16ths! Keep it on the beat (quarter notes, usually)

[hmfvunit]

@sesameseed77 was i right about the 8th and 16th notes? =P ..i am kinda confused atm =/

[WonderlandAudiobooks]

Ok question, how do you count one eight note followed by two sixteenth notes? For example, counting eighth notes is "1 and 2 and 3 and 4 and".

[sesameseed77]

@WonderlandAudiobooks "One and uh" Kind of like "dash dot dot" in Morse code.

[James707]

Awesome! I'm teaching myself how to play piano through reading music. This helped a lot.

[Michael84vg]

Your video is great it helps me practice how diction works in to real life music in the real world. For my Sight-Singing 1 class were going through the eighth notes quarter notes also whole notes and dotted quarter notes sometimes it's hard to tell when our professor plays on dotted quarter note in 4/4 time for diction. It's fun trying clapping out the beats to your video.

[craigdoorhandle123]

lol wat is dis crap man

[toml71]

This video is the best that explains how it works. Thanks for making and posting!

[GunBelt1]

This is too fast for a beginner .

[mcspaznoob]

Can i get some help I get really confused on a part how is 1 e + different compared to 2 + a counting wise I am really confused with that part.

Thank you five stars.

[sesameseed77]

@mcspaznoob

"e +" is the 16th note division of the first two 16th notes in the beat. "+ a" is the 16th note division of the last two 16th notes in a beat. "e +" creates three evenly divided "strikes" but the last one is help out twice as long. Kind of like morse code "dot dot dash", ". . - ". "+ a" is the opposite - "dash dot dot", "- . . ". The second half of the measure is two sixteen notes. If you had an eight and two sixteeths, you would count the number of the beat and then "+ a".

[mcspaznoob]

@sesameseed77

Thank you now it makes so much more sense.

[houseahome]

Very helpful, just wish it was a tad slower. It's hard for me to keep up. Thanks though!

[MetalBassjunkie420]

At 0:26, those are not quarter beats, they're 16ths. You idiot.

[sesameseed77]

Uh, I'm talking dividing the beat. There are four beats in a typical measure, so a 16th note is a quarter of a beat -- and one sixteenth of a measure. Oh, and don't be a jerk. It looks bad, especially when you're wrong.

[mt69scorpio]

The best and simple way to understand rhythym

[387spiral]

very helpful, its been along time since i've had music lessons

[cutezombiekitteh]

the single most helpful video i have seen understand rhythym

[anupamsircar]

Great help!!!

Thanks a ton.

[buildsbest]

Great thanks.

[JesBarr224]

thanks it helped alot

[lacrymosa85]

you are a legend!

[HanQ]

whole beat has a stem?!??!?!

[ontopp247]

no it doesn't. it also isn't colored in.

[MrRevolver66]

Great help thanks a million

[lela171]

Thanks a lot for taking the time to put this togueter! it helped me a lot.

[fashionandmusic921]

Wow, thank you so much!!

I have so many gaps in my music reading skills...my ear took over and I've learned the hard way I can't learn everything by ear(although I do try...) haha. Well thank you so much for helping me in my "fill in the gaps" project!

[ashatan69]

Wow These lessons are awesome. !Thanks to whoever took the time to put them on here.

[crash1232323]

i watched this vid to help me out with my high school audition. It helped a lot i loved the music it's very catchy!

[2009lovebug]

Thanks a lot!

this is my weakness to read beat correctly...

Great lesson!

[krnbhs]

A great job sesameseed77!!!!! The music piece you have used to demonstrate the various rhythms is extremely good, which sustains the interest of the hearer and makes he/she to listen to the very end.

Keep coming with more and more.....

To be frank, this could be infectious.... I too have had basic training in playing the keyboard!!!! you can expect from me in the future something on similar lines...(wink).

Once again, thanks Sesameseed77.

[ZinayH]

This is very helpful!

[dragonfly51990]

really helpful. I only wish there was a slower version. its super catchy and very visual. Thanks!

[ilovmileygodhannah]

oh yeah! thanks to you i got 2cnd chair outta 20 flutes, ur awesome!

[sesameseed77]

Wow. That's awesome!

[ilovmileygodhannah]

do u hav a download link?

[juanbarros88]

hahahah funny

[ilovmileygodhannah]

this is helping me with my district band playing test. thanks so muchh, i'll tell u if i get an A, wihch i probably wiil :)

[sesameseed77]

Awesome!  Glad to be of help!

[ilovmileygodhannah]

i'm going to tell all my fellow classmates about u :)

[catgumart]

not only is this helping me with my counting , buy I like the song as well!

[sesameseed77]

Thanks! That's what I was hoping for!

[OlivierMessiaen]

A quarter note and a "beat" are not equivalent. You assume a specific time signature and tempo.

[sesameseed77]

Yes, I do. I figure people are smart enough to realize this. Most pop music is in 4/4.  You're right that this tutorial is not all inclusive.

[musicaldawnful]

Thanks, I understood your directions,, I heard some music like this on the radio so I trawled where I'd heard something similar and found this. I think it's a sign to play it daily until i understand it completely.Thanks sesameseed. I need more quality stuff like this.