Rhythm Reading in Six Eight

In this video, we will read 9 different rhythms in 6, 8 time. For a lot of us, 6, 8 is probably the hardest of the common time signatures. It s tricky because it works on many levels it can seem confusing. For example, it s 6, 8 which means there are 6 eighth notes in each measure but then we don t really treat each of those eighth notes in the same way we treat 4 quarter notes in 4, 4. Instead, we typically think of just the 1st and 4th eighth notes in 6, 8, which also means the doted quarter note gets the beat. Sound confusing It does to me, but the moment you hear the music it all makes sense. Before I go, one quick note on the numbers and letters above the color bars when musicians (at least me) count in 6, 8, it s comfortable to count it as One and ah, Two and ah so I wrote it as 1 A, 2 A. So if you want a extra challenge, see if you can count speak these rhythms with that system instead of ta titi ta.