[musictlk] trouble with rhythm

[Smith, Pauline L]

Thanks for the rhythm tips and reminders of the dots for whole notes G and B.  I thought they were the of and with signs.  Need to take Hadley's Braille music courses soon.  Will see if they will allow me to take 2 of their courses at once.

Pauline Smith, TVI
Braille Instructor
 

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From: musictlk [mailto:musictlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Linda Mentink via musictlk
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2015 7:49 PM
To: Kelsey Nicolay; Music Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [musictlk] trouble with rhythm

Hi Kelsey,

The G whole note is dots 1 2 3 5 6. The B whole note is dots 2 3 4 5 6. Remember, whole and sixteenth notes are eighth notes with dots 3 and 6 added. Your problem is that you are inverting them somehow.

The best way to figure out rhythm patterns is to practice reading them and counting them aloud. Go over that lesson again until you know it well. If you have trouble with fractions, you'll have trouble with rhythem.

Blessings,

Linda

At 06:22 PM 2/18/2015, you wrote:
>Hello,
>I have been in choir for a while and also played the piano.
>However, one thing I've always struggled with is rhythm.  I took 
>Hadley's Braille music reading course and barely passed the lesson 
>dealing with counting in various time signatures.  It was pretty 
>embarrassing.  When I took piano and for most of my choral experience, 
>I learned by ear and only started using Braille a couple years ago.  
>Could this have something to do with why I struggle so much with 
>rhythm? In choir now, I have to ask one of my neighbors to literally 
>tap the rhythm for me on my music stand just so I can get it.  I cannot 
>independently figure out the rhythm in our choir pieces.  There are 
>some others who don't read music either, but to me it's embarrassing 
>considering my musical background.  Is this an easy thing to overcome 
>or will it take me a while to be able to count rhythms? What can I do 
>during rehearsal and in between to help with my rhythm skills? Also, 
>for anyone who reads Braille music, how do you tell the difference 
>between a whole note g and b? They feel the same to me.
>Thank you,
>Kelsey Nicolay





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