| Reciting Rhythms and Conducting I | Theory Things William Wieland |
| Stand and conduct while counting aloud. Remain silent during rests. Perform slowly and keep a steady tempo. Do not pause, stop or restart. | |
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Online Metronome Q Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests — Help B Beats — Help e First Eighths — 1 and 2 and ... E Eighth Notes c First Compound — 1 and uh 2 and uh ... C Compound Meter — Help d First Dotted Quarters and Syncopations D Dotted Quarters and Syncopations |
Points 16 24 12 18 8 12 4 6 |
Running Total 16 40 52 70 78 90 94 100 |
| For me, competency means few or no mistakes, e.g. a 4-bar phrase may have one careless mistake. If a performance is of questionable quality, you will perform that level again later in the semester to earn full credit. |
| If you have demonstrated competence with all of the rhythms listed above, you may perform Memorized Singing I, 2-handed Tapping I, Sight Singing I, or begin Reciting Rhythms and Conducting II. |
| Why recite rhythms while conducting? To improve sight reading and conducting. |
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Many syllables exist for reciting rhythms. See Rhythm Syllable Systems – What to use and why!. |
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Ask me about conducting with your left hand. Finally, consider the terms downbeat and upbeat.
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