Understanding "the beat" in music
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Liam KirkmanLiam Kirkman explains how music is measured in beats, with a clapping exercise to help you feel the pulse before you play a tune.
What's in the course
23 lessons (0h 33m) · 9 free
01. How to assemble the pBone trombone
Free lesson1:18
02. Basic precautions to take with your new trombone
Free lesson0:50
03. How to take apart your pBone
Free lesson1:00
04. Learn posture and how to hold your trombone
Free lesson0:52
05. Learn how to hold the trombone slide
Free lesson0:29
06. Breathing in trombone playing
Free lesson0:51
07. Play your first note!
Free lesson1:22
08. Practice buzzing on the mouthpiece
Free lesson0:58
09. Practice playing long notes on the trombone
Free lesson1:09
Lesson transcript
Stripe 2: Understanding the Beat
Hi, Liam here again.
Welcome to Stripe 2!
In order to progress through Stripe 2, we need to learn about the beat.
The Concept of Time in Music
- Outside of music, time is measured in minutes and seconds.
- Inside music, time is measured in beats.
Clapping Exercise
I'm going to clap along with the backing track. Each one of my claps is one beat.
See if you can join in!
Measuring Long Notes
We're going to measure some long notes in beats:
- D: That's four beats.
- They're: Two beats.
- Da, da da: And they're one beat.
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Meet your guru
Meet your guru
Liam Kirkman is a trombonist who trained at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Over more than 20 years as a player he has worked across an unusually wide range of music, from Radiohead, Michael Bublé, Lady Gaga and the John Wilson Orchestra to English National Ballet, and he has played on numerous film scores and TV soundtracks. A past President of the British Trombone Society, he has taught students at the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal College of Music and Trinity Laban, as well as young players taking their first steps on brass. He believes in staying versatile and keeping an open mind to every kind of music making - the approach he says keeps playing both challenging and rewarding.
