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Practicing in Odd-Meters

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Examples in 5/4

Turn the metronome to 160 and set it to 5/4.

Before you begin the exercises, just try to feel the 5/4 rhythm and tap your foot on

1 and 4.

Exercise 1: Shifting

Example 1:

Tap your foot on 1 & 4 while shifting the note by an 8th-note each bar. The repeat signs

are optional.

Example 2:

Two-note phrase:

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= 160

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= 160

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Exercise 2: Patterns & Other Exercises

Play scale patterns in 5/4 that you have practiced before in 4/4 or 3/4.

Example 2:

1. Original Pattern in 4/4 - 4-Note Groupings:

Same Pattern in 5/4:

2. Original Pattern in 3/4 - 3-Note Groupings:

Same Pattern in 5/4:

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Exercise 3; Articulation / Polyrhythms

Here is a 3/8 rhythm superimposed on the 5/4. After three bars you will land back on 1. The

accents show where your foot needs to tap.

Four consecutive 8th-notes:

Four consecutive 8th-notes, shifted by one 8th note:

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Exercise 4: Polyrhythms

Dotted quarter notes. After 3 bars you will land on 1:

Half notes:

Exercise 5: Speed

Examples:

Phrase 1 from exercise 2 in Triplets:

Phrase 1 from exercise 2 in 16th notes:

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