Rhythm reading lessons › Lesson 15 of 19
Three even notes stretched across two beats.
A quarter-note triplet fits three notes into the time of two quarter notes, so the notes fall between the clicks. Only the first one lands on a beat.
Feel it through the eighth-note triplets underneath: count "1-trip-let 2-trip-let" and clap on 1, on "let" of beat 1 and on "trip" of beat 2.
| Figure | Count | Kodály syllables |
|---|---|---|
| Quarter-note triplet | 1 (trip) let (2) trip (let) | ta-ta-ta over two beats |
| Rest inside the triplet | keep the three slots even | (sh) ta ta |
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