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Rhythmic Variations
First Series - Page Five
It is possible to count and play many of the highly syncopated six-eight patterns, especially on Series One Page Four, as four-four tuplets - that is, with four main beats in the bar, each divided into three, making a total of twelve mini-beats to the bar.
We count our bar of twelve beats: "One-and-a two-and-a three-and-a four-and-a...". (The patterns could equally well be written in twelve-eight, and counted just the same.)
Download the music for the First Series Variations T-Z here.
Here is a short introductory video.
Rhythmic templates T to Z
Exercise HCV-T
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A full unison bar of four-four tuplet galloping-horse rhythm. |
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Pattern build-up
Here is the HCV-T rhythm demonstrated in a static five-finger position.
Transferring the pattern
Here is the HCV-T rhythmic template applied to Hanon No.5
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Exercise HCV-U
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Left hand as above. The right hand plays all the beats except the main (number) beats. Preparatory steps demonstrated below if needed. |
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Pattern build-up
Here is the HCV-U rhythm demonstrated in a static five-finger position.
Exercise HCV-V
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This is pattern HCV-U inverted (i.e. with the hands swapping rhythms). Preparatory steps demonstrated below if needed. |
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Pattern build-up
Here is the HCV-V rhythm demonstrated in a static five-finger position.
Tapping drill
Here is a slower build-up of the two-handed HCV-V syncopated pattern.
Here is the HCV-V rhythmic template applied to Hanon No.5.
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Exercise HCV-W
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Now neither hand plays on the beat. |
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Pattern build-up
Here is the HCV-W rhythm demonstrated in a static five-finger position.
Here is the HCV-W rhythmic template applied to Hanon No.13
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Exercise HCV-X
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A more comfortable two-handed pattern. Preparatory steps demonstrated below if needed. |
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Pattern build-up
Here is a demo build-up of the two-handed HCV-X syncopated pattern.
Here is the HCV-X rhythmic template applied to Hanon No.14
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Exercise HCV-Y
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This pattern is the previous pattern inverted. Preparatory steps demonstrated below if needed. |
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Pattern build-up
Here is a demo build-up of the two-handed HCV-Y syncopated pattern.
Transferring the pattern
Here is the HCV-Y rhythmic template applied to Hanon No.8
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Exercise HCV-Z
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Listen hard to the accuracy of your playing. Invert at will. |
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Pattern build-up
Here is a demo build-up of the two-handed HCV-Z syncopated pattern.
Transferring the pattern
Here is the HCV-Z rhythmic template applied to Hanon No.16
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Rhythmic Variations Series One |
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