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Rhythm Counts part 1 (for beginners)

New to reading music? Coordination issues? Having a hard time counting out rhythms?

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Rhythm is the Foundation for all life..

  • Sheet music titled 'Rhythm Counts part 1', showing a counting exercise for rhythm training with notation for counts and beats. The composer is James Johnson (GRP) and the exercise is for long to short durations with a tempo of 55 beats per minute.

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    So many students at any age don't have a plan, and they just dive right into a favorite piece for song and as exciting as it is, I see the learning walls slowly deteriorate as learners struggle with coordination issues, not knowing why they can't learn music, faster? And at least 90% of the time it boils down to basics and rhythm.

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  • Grass Roots Piano Adults Learning Piano for ages 40, 50, 60 and 70's Jim from Grass Roots Piano giving a piano lesson online for his GrassRootsPiano YouTube Channel!

    If I got a dollar every time I say....

    Can you write counts out? Or can you clap the phrase? I would be paying someone else to create this website!

  • Grass Roots Piano Adults Learning Piano for ages 40, 50, 60 and 70's Jim from Grass Roots Piano giving a piano lesson online for his GrassRootsPiano YouTube Channel!

    Good Luck!

    Honest talk! You can learn from YouTube – but what many viewers and learners don't know; most content educators just show you some quick fun tricks to keep you on the screen because that's how YouTube pushes out their videos to other people.

    I've had a YouTube channel before grassroots piano, and I had videos on rhythms. It didn't go well because it's work. Most people want a quick fix.

    But doing the work help you learn skills and that is what makes the music enthusiast improve and have tools of a lifetime.

    I stand by this after 30+ years.

    The choice is yours – do you want to do things correctly or running to wall six months from now and be frustrated?

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