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Topic: counting those beats~~ (Read 2785 times)

serenecheah

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counting those beats~~

on: February 01, 2013, 02:33:06 PM

These days my piano teacher keep saying that i didn't count on my how many beats when i am playing a piece...but i can't really know how to control it~~ when crochet arrives i play like staccato and when minim comes i play like semibreve...=='' help me....if not i can't really move on to my next piece~~

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danhuyle

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Re: counting those beats~~

Reply #1 on: February 02, 2013, 08:40:42 AM

Use a metronome and play beginner books to help overcome this problem.

Staccato is let go the instant the note is played and a normal crotchet is held for slightly longer.

Does this help?

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