Counting In The 6/8 Time Signature Page 2

If you fill in the tree correctly you will see that the base

unit of counting has changed from the quarter note pulse to

the eighth note pulse. The “base” of the rhythm tree is now

the eighth note row at the bottom and the roots stretch

below into what will be the sixteenth note row. When

compared to the same tree with a 4/4 time signature all of

the values are exactly two times larger.

Counting Music – What We Do Now

When counting music that has 8 as the bottom number in

the time signature we use the same system of numbers and

“+”, but they apply to different note values. We still

underline notes that are held for more than one pulse and

put rests in parentheses. For the examples below we will keep the beat as whole numbers and there will not be a

“+” subdivision. There will only be down “ ”arrows and six beats in each measure for now.

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Write in the Counts

Place counts below and arrows above the notes.

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