Tied Notes Exercise 1

Talia Girton
Talia Girton

Lesson time: (1min 0sec)

Practice tied notes in the treble clef with a step-by-step breakdown of rhythms and how to hold notes across beats.

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Tied Note Exercises in the Treble Clef

Let's look at some tied note exercises, specifically for your right hand.

In this example, there are four different places where we have tied notes:

  1. First Tied Note:

    • A half note held for three counts (half note + quarter note).
  2. Second Tied Note:

    • Two quarter notes tied together, held for two counts.
  3. Third Tied Note:

    • A half note tied with a quarter note, held for three counts.
  4. Fourth Tied Note:

    • Two quarter notes tied, held for two counts.

How It Sounds

Let's have a look at how it sounds:

  • Count: 1, 2, 3, 4.
  • Count: 1, 2, 3, four.
  • Count: 1, 2, 3, Four.
  • Count: 1, 2, 3, 4.
  • Count: 1, 2, 3, FOUR.

About the instructor

Talia Girton
Talia Girton

Talia Girton is a musician and HCPC-registered music therapist, and the founder of The Cycling Music Teachers. Her work brings together music therapy, counselling and education, and she tutors internationally on the music therapy training course at UDELAS in Panama as well as contributing to professional development with the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA). On MusicGurus she teaches the Piano Method and Piano Foundations courses, guiding complete beginners from first steps through rhythm, both hands, theory and performance. read more

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