RS 1 - Instructions

Press on any Rhythm Segment to hear its Audio.

Clap or play-a-long with each of the demos to become thoroughly familiar with each one.
They are also a good exercise for improving your precision of timing.
Each demo plays the Rhythm Segment on beat 1 and 2 of each bar.
The metronome clicks like this :

• First 2 bars = count in : 1   3   1 2 3 4

• Next 4 bars = a click on each beat

• Next 8 bars = a click on beats 1 and 3 of each bar

• Next 8 bars = a click on beat 1 of each bar

• Next 12 bars = a click on beat 1 once every 2 bars

• Next 16 bars = a click on beat 1 once every 4 bars

Where applicable : Click on the Beat 1 +   area to hear the straight quaver version. Click on the Beat 2 +   area to hear the swing quaver version.

RS 2 - Segments 1-8 : Crotchets and Quavers

RS 3 - Rhythm Segments 9-13 : Triplet Quavers

In swing style : when the last of a triplet quaver is followed by a rest it is played staccato.

RS 4 - Rhythm Segments 14 - 20 : Triplet Crotchets and Semiquavers

Semiquavers are always played straight.

Shown below are some varieties with rests.
For segments 16a and 17a the use of a quaver rest is fine, but for segment 18a two semiquaver rests are preferred to better visualise the rhythm.

RS 5 - Tied Rhythm Segments 1 - 8

RS 6 - Tied Rhythm Segments 9 - 13

RS 7 - Rhythm Segments for printing out