Fundamentals of Rhythm Audio Contents
Lesson 1 Introduction

Listen, Clap and Count, and Play along with RhythmBot for these practice patterns. Select a link to hear the corresponding pattern in the book The Fundamentals of Rhythm, by Kyle Coughlin.

You will hear two full measures of a metronome play before each pattern begins. There is a high sounding click on beat one of each measure with a lower click on the remaining beats. MetronomeBot will count the beat for some of the patterns, as listed below.

Practice tips:
To feel the beat better, lightly tap your foot on every beat.
Always count the beats while clapping.
Listen carefully and play each quarter note for its full value. When a quarter note is followed by a rest, cut off the quarter note right at the beginning of the rest.

Lesson 1 Introduction: Explanations of quarter notes and quarter rests.

Rhythm Pattern 101, with MetronomeBot counting, quarter note = 72
Rhythm Pattern 102, with MetronomeBot counting, quarter note = 72
Rhythm Pattern 103, with MetronomeBot counting, quarter note = 72
Rhythm Pattern 104, with MetronomeBot counting, quarter note = 72
Rhythm Pattern 105, with MetronomeBot counting, quarter note = 72
Rhythm Pattern 106, with MetronomeBot counting, quarter note = 88
Rhythm Pattern 107, with MetronomeBot counting, quarter note = 88
Rhythm Pattern 108, quarter note = 60, on Concert G
Rhythm Pattern 109, quarter note = 72, on Concert A
Rhythm Pattern 110, quarter note = 60, on Concert B flat
Rhythm Pattern 111, quarter note = 72, on Concert B
Rhythm Pattern 112, quarter note = 88, on Concert A
Rhythm Pattern 113, quarter note = 88, on Concert G
Rhythm Pattern 114, quarter note = 72, on Concert B flat
Rhythm Pattern 115, quarter note = 72, on Concert B flat
Rhythm Pattern 116, quarter note = 88, on Concert C
Rhythm Pattern 116, quarter note = 88, A melody based on the rhythm this pattern
Rhythm Pattern 117, quarter note = 88, on Concert A
Rhythm Pattern 118, quarter note = 88, on Concert B flat