- Clap or tap the rhythm. (Feel it.)
- Memorize as much of the rhythm as possible.
- Work both forward from the beginning and backward from the end.
- Learn chunks, perhaps with words, e.g. Simple Rhythms & Compound Meter.
Chunking: Read words, not letters
- Invent a fast shorthand. For example:
- Draw a music ruler.
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- Tap your foot to the beat.
- Mark the ruler whenever notes begin.
- Draw squiggles for 16ths.
- Write S for any 16th-8th-16th syncopations.
- Draw a music ruler.