Objective 1.21

Suggested Learning Resources

1) YFIO

2) Video Lesson: YouTube TakadimiRhythm Channel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SW133P2ZgxQ

3) Online Reading: Counting Systems http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counting_%28music%29

4) Interactive Lesson: Counting Rhythm http://www.philtulga.com/counter.html

Music Theory QuickThink:

Eastman Counting System

- The start of each beat is counted with a number (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.)

- Each measure starts over with beat 1

- Each division (halfway between the start of one beat and the next) is marked with an & (pronounced ‘and’ sometimes marked ‘+’)

- The first subdivision (Halfway from the start of the beat and the division, is marked with ‘e’)

- The second subdivision (hallway from & and the start of the next beat, is marked with ‘a’)

- Each part of a fully subdivided measure of 3 beats is marked as “1 e & a” “2 e & a” “3 e & a”

Takadimi counting system

- The start of each beat is counted with a “ta” (ta, ta, ta, ta, etc.)

- Each division (halfway between the start of one beat and the next) is marked with a “di”

- The first subdivision (Halfway from the start of the beat and the division, is marked with ‘ka’)

- The second subdivision (hallway from & and the start of the next beat, is marked with ‘mi’)

- Each part of a fully subdivided measure of 3 beats is marked as “ta ka di mi” “ta ka di mi” “ta ka di mi”

http://youtu.be/b9PmAagcpIY?t=3m2s

Objective 1.21: Utilize Eastman (1&2&) and Takadimi counting systems to identify rhythmic markers within a measure for simple meters