Basic Counting question I can apply to a load of other stuff

[timscarey]

Originally Posted by Reg

Sorry to keep bringing this point up... but it's a door that most guitarist never get through...usually because they don't know there is a door... sorry to use metaphor, but for some reason most don't understand.
We have for the most part been talking about learning rhythms, how to count them out... Not sight reading. This is a basic and beginning step... in the process of learning to read music. There is huge difference between learning or memorizing music and being able to sight read. Learning to recognize rhythmic patterns is very similar to listening to music and trying to memorize the part... This process is not teaching you to be able to sight read... it's teaching you to memorize what ever your looking at. It's teaching you not to sight read. I know one must go through the process of learning to recognize or feel rhythms... but you should be aware... that's what your doing, learning or memorizing... not learning to sight read.

+1

I think being able to count any subdivision while playing and/or reading can do nothing but help. IMO it's much more difficult to learn than the notes, but it's also the ability that will get you some work, and allow you to play whatever you want really quickly.

[S_R_S5]

Count the smallest division. which is a 16th note. 1e a2e& 3 & 4

Does that make sense? by the way those rhythms are common enough you might want to memorize what they sound like. I don't even count those, I just know how they sound.

[TruthHertz]

Originally Posted by czardas

I also agree with Matt on this. I do however find, that when I give a student a verbal rhythmic expression, it doesn't always work.... Finding a good teacher is the best thing any student can do.

Ha Ha! So true! I had a student, we'd work out all the right syllables, I'd model them for him (vocalize them) and he'd sing them back with the right syllable names in his own rhythm. Cue to step back and work on foundational material.
Flash card groupings done at regular real time intervals can be good.
Good call on physicality drills.
David