Basic Rhythmic Training (Starer)

Rating:
Summary: GOOD BOOK TO START WITH.
Review: If you want to learn to read rhythm notation this is a very good book to start with, you don't have to know anything about notation to use this book it teaches that from scratch.

The book starts with the Pulse and how to notate it, goes on to, up and downbeat and then introduces time signatures and then on to examples of 2, 3, 4, and 5 beats to the bar. The concepts of syncopations and changing meters are introduced and the how to divide the pulse in to two, three and four equal parts, or eight notes, triplets and sixteenth notes. He deals with the time signatures of 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4 and 6/8, 9/8, and 12/8.

It's a good book to learn both the basics of rhythm and the basics of rhythm notation.

When you are through with this book you can the continue with his other book Rhythmic Training, and check also out the book by Gary Hess.