HAL LEONARD RHYTHM AND COUNTING
THE PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR MASTERING RHYTHM
AUTHOR: DAVID HARRISON

SERIES: MUSIC INSTRUCTION
PUBLISHER: HAL LEONARD
FORMAT: SOFTCOVER AUDIO ONLINE

DESCRIPTION:
-THIS ESSENTIAL, PRACTICAL HANDBOOK FOR MASTERING RHYTHM HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS OF ANY INSTRUMENT OR VOICE – PROVIDING THEM A COMPREHENSIVE AND SYSTEMATIC APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING RHYTHMS, RHYTHMIC DEVICES, AND HOW TO COUNT THEM. PACKED FULL OF PRACTICAL EXERCISES, THIS BOOK ALSO MAKES FOR AN IDEAL SELF-INSTRUCTION METHOD. EVERY EXERCISE IS ACCOMPANIED BY PLAY-ALONG ONLINE PIANO AUDIO, FEATURING USEFUL METRONOME CLICKS FOR RIGOROUS PRACTICE. FOR USE IN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP INSTRUCTION, THIS IS THE MUST-HAVE GUIDE TO RHYTHM FOR ALL MUSIC TEACHERS AND STUDENTS. CHAPTERS INCLUDE: FUNDAMENTALS OF RHYTHM; COUNTING METHOD; NOTE VALUES AND RESTS; BEAT SUBDIVISION; SIMPLE TIME SIGNATURES; COMPOUND TIME SIGNATURES; TIES AND EXTENDED NOTES; AND SYNCOPATION.

-AUDIO IS ACCESSED ONLINE USING THE UNIQUE CODE INSIDE THE BOOK AND CAN BE STREAMED OR DOWNLOADED. THE AUDIO FILES INCLUDE PLAYBACK+, A MULTI-FUNCTIONAL AUDIO PLAYER THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SLOW DOWN AUDIO WITHOUT CHANGING PITCH, SET LOOP POINTS, CHANGE KEYS, AND PAN LEFT OR RIGHT.