2/4 Time is so much more than two identical pulses strung together…
2/4 Time tells us that there are 2 quarter notes per measure, that each quarter note gets one beat and that the first quarter note in each measure feels like the most important beat creates a sense of where the time is.
How to Do These Studies
YouTube video on how to do the two-fisted rhythm studies below for maximum benefit…
2 Right versus 1 Left
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2 Left Hand versus 1 Right
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Downbeats Left, Upbeats Right…
Downbeats Right, Upbeats Left
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Watch Frank model how to play-study-practice the patterns above…
Feels good, though my legs are bit bruised!!
Ha! Not so hard, silly! Let gravity to the work! : )