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Jan 2, 2006
Reading Music on Ukulele Series - Reading in Open Position, Rhythm
PUBLISHED: Jan 2, 2006 • UPDATED: Jan 2, 2006 • LESSON CODE: UKEREAD1P-LR • VISITS: 8
Subjects: beginner • intermediate • reading • rhythm
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Reading Music on Ukulele Series - Reading in Open Position, Rhythm
The Ukulele - Reading Music Series uses the Modular Phonetic Rhythm System by Chuck Anderson for learning rhythm.
( from Chuck Anderson’s Modular Phonetic Rhythm - The Foundation book )
Modular Phonetic Rhythm is based on 23 fundamental rhythmic syllables. These rhythmic syllables vary in length from 1 note to 6 notes and from 1 beat to 2 beats. The system is divided into 4 levels based on the subdivision of the beat. Level I does not subdivide the beat. This is the level in which all notes are struck only on the downbeat. Level II divides the beat into 2 parts. Level III divides the beat into 3 parts. Level IV divides the beat into 4 parts. The levels do not express progressive difficulty, just progressive subdivisions of the beat.
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Modular Phonetic Rhythm represents a significant advance in the teaching and application of rhythm. Eliminating many inefficient aspects of rhythm education, Modular Phonetic Rhythm streamlines the traditional educational approach, resulting in a reflexive reaction to rhythm.
Reading for Ukulele - The Next Steps
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Reading can be thought of on many different levels. 1) the ability to slowly and painfully work out the written music. 2) the ability to hear the music by looking at the notation. 3) the ability to notate< your ideas in standard music notation. 4) the ability to read music as you read a book or an article. 5) the ability to communicate with other musicians in the written language of music. 6) the ability to learn songs that you have never heard.
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