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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.

5 &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.

5 & 4
q = 160

& J
Example 2: Two-note phrase:

J
T

J
T

J
T

q = 160

5 &4 J

& J J J J J

J
T

J
T

J J
T

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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:

4 &4 5 &4

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Same Pattern in 5/4:

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

3 &4 5 &4

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Same Pattern in 5/4:

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Exercise 3; Articulation / Polyrhythms

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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.

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Four consecutive 8th-notes:

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

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Exercise 4: Polyrhythms

5 &4

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

Half notes:

5 &4

Exercise 5: Speed Examples: Phrase 1 from exercise 2 in Triplets:

3 3 3 3 3 5 &4 > > > >

Phrase 1 from exercise 2 in 16th notes:

5 &4

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