Cut Time Audio Examples

Lesson 11 Audio: Cut Time

Fundamentals of Rhythm Audio Contents
Lesson 11 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.

In cut time the half note is equal to one beat. Check the Lesson 11 Introduction for the relative note values so you know exactly how long each note should be played.

Practice tips:
To feel the beat better, lightly tap your foot on every beat.
Count strongly and clearly with a metronome to make sure that you are performing the rhythms accurately.
Use the MetronomeBot that counts the beat in duple meter. That will be very helpful for practicing these patterns.

Lesson 11 Introduction: Explanation of Cut Time

Audio Recordings of the Patterns

Rhythm Pattern 1101, with MetronomeBot counting the beat, half note = 72, on Concert C
Rhythm Pattern 1102, with MetronomeBot counting the beat, half note = 72, on Concert F
Rhythm Pattern 1103, half note = 84, on Concert B flat
Rhythm Pattern 1104, with MetronomeBot counting the subdivided beat, half note = 84, on Concert E flat
Rhythm Pattern 1105, half note = 84, on Concert D

Rhythm Pattern 1106, with MetronomeBot counting the subdivided beat, half note = 60, on Concert A
Rhythm Pattern 1107, with MetronomeBot counting the subdivided beat, half note = 60, on Concert E
Rhythm Pattern 1108, half note = 72, on Concert C
Rhythm Pattern 1109, half note = 84, on Concert D
Rhythm Pattern 1110, half note = 84, on Concert E
Rhythm Pattern 1111, with MetronomeBot counting the subdivided beat, half note = 60, on Concert F
Rhythm Pattern 1112, half note = 72, on Concert B flat

Rhythm Pattern 1113, with MetronomeBot counting the quadruple subdivided beat, half note = 60, on Concert B
Rhythm Pattern 1114, with MetronomeBot counting the quadruple subdivided beat, half note = 60, on Concert E
Rhythm Pattern 1115, half note = 72, on Concert F
Rhythm Pattern 1116, half note = 72, on Concert G
Rhythm Pattern 1117, with MetronomeBot counting the quadruple subdivided beat, half note = 60, on Concert A
Rhythm Pattern 1118, half note = 72, on Concert B flat