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Unit 1 · How it works · 2 of 12 · about 4 minFree

The beat

Count sixteen boxes, four of them strong, and find the beat in any track.

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  1. Meet the drums

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    Every beat in this unit is built from these five sounds. Tap each one to hear it.

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  2. Read the grid

    Done

    A bar is read left to right, in sixteen boxes. Each row is one drum. Four boxes are strong: the beats you nod to, under the numbers 1, 2, 3 and 4. Play it and count along: 1 e & a, 2 e & a, 3 e & a, 4 e & a.

    124bpm
    1 bar on repeat
    Kick
    Clap
    Open hat

    Play it and count 2 bars.

  3. Place the kicks

    Done

    Put a kick on each of the four strong boxes. Tap a box to fill it, tap it again to empty it, and play it to check.

    124bpm
    1 bar on repeat
    Kickyour turn
    Clapalready there
    Open hatalready there

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Next: Tempo

Hear tempo as walking speed and sort tracks from a slow walk to a run.

How it works: Tempo Back to The loop

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