2-handed Tapping I	Theory Things William Wieland
If you perform slowly enough, you should be able to tap every rhythm. In other words, everyone should score 100.
For each rhythm, tap the upper part with your right hand and the lower part with your left hand—just like piano music. To better hear the individual parts, tap one hand on a hard surface, the other on something soft. Perform slowly and keep a steady tempo. Perform with a metronome. Many are available online. Do not pause, stop, or restart. Please do not count aloud.

Begin with the top link. Master it and move on. Q Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests — Help — In your head, count  1, 2, ... B Beats — Help — In your head, count  1, 2, ... e First Eighths — In your head, count  1, &, 2, &, ... E Eighth Notes c First Compound — In your head, count  1, 2, 3,  4, 5, 6, ... C Compound Meter 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, competent means very 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, Reciting Rhythms and Conducting I, Sight Singing I, or begin 2-handed Tapping II.

Why tap with 2 hands? To improve sight reading and ambidexterity. (Think percussion and piano.)