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Beethoven and Harry Potter
Playing "Three on Two"
This is playing three notes per beat
AND two notes per beat
AT THE SAME TIME
Here is a quick way to feel polyrhythms.
We call this piece,
"Why Did You Go?"
Listen to Mr. Traill and he will lead you through the
6/8 beat of
Why Did You Go?
SEE! YOU CAN DO IT!
Now listen to where these rhythms are used by Beethoven and in Harry Potter.
POLYRHYTHM-TOVENArtist Name
00:00 / 05:01
For Those who like Notation
These are the notes explaining the rhythm of
"Why Did You Go".
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Notice:
Two notes per beat and
Three notes per beat
It's Fractions
If you need to break something up
by 3 and by 2 ...then
...you need SIXTHS!
So . . . if you play triplets with a double middle it fits both triplets and eighths.
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