How to Feel Dotted Rhythms in Music

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Welcome to LivingPianos.com, I'm Robert Estrin. Today's subject is about how to feel dotted rhythms. What does a dot do to a note? That's a good question. A lot of people say a dot after a note adds half the value of the note. That can be kind of confusing because if you have a quarter note, half of a quarter is an eighth. Particularly if you're teaching piano to children and you say, "How much is a quarter plus an eighth?" You're going to get a glazed look in their eyes. So another way of looking at what dots do to notes is to say that a dot after a note adds the value of the next faster note.

[@rafaelgomez1989]

thank you Robert..you are an AMAZING TEACHER !!!!

[@user-zv9um9pb6w]

Love the shabbos candles thank you so much, very helpful.

[@roberthurless4615]

I am an adult and i still get a glazed over look in my eyes. lol

[@peter5.056]

Play Ragtime! I learned that genre of music when I was very young, and it helped me a lot, to feel dotted/syncopated rhythms. Left hand leaps are no problem for me, either;)

[@williamtaittinger4529]

left hand leaps are still a nightmare to me it takes long to get ingrained.

[@brendaboykin3281]

Thank you, Maestro. 🌹🌹🌹🌹

[@CZ0RZ]

Great video for all musicians. This helped me with my upright bass (:

[@Katalysaattori]

This was good! Thanks 🙏

[@XJarhead360]

The first 1:37 made my head spin and made everything clear as mud.

[@jpilot07]

Very nice explanation

[@jpilot07]

The 3 of the next speed was the best explanation for me…

[@ChristianBurrola]

One great exercise is Anthony Wellington’s yardstick of rhythm.

[@TomSiler]

Robert, what is the name of the metronome app you use on your smartphone? It just dawned on me that I could use a metronome with Bluetooth-connected earbuds when performing Bach!

[@LivingPianosVideos]

I am currently using Natural Metronome which is Android. I'm sure there are many similar iOS metronome apps out there as well! I enjoy the tap tempo feature which saves time finding temps for students. I also like that it doesn't have accented beats which I find to be an annoyance and of no help in most circumstances.

[@satchrules101]

Holly this was very well taught! Thank you! Subbed

[@shawnyoung3731]

pretty nifty 😊

[@Shooshie128]

It’s like jazz. Feel the 2 & 4.

[@TomSiler]

As Chuck Berry sang, "It's got a back beat; you can't lose it."

[@Gill3D]

I couldn't hear the metronome!

[@MultiKs22]

get a hearing aid

[@vaughnchauncy8360]

What? I gotta watch that again..lol

[@valodaslanian2000]

The very easy way for that is 1 a2 a3 a4

[@LivingPianosVideos]

Actually, 1 e + U 2 e + U, etc, and only playing the 1 and the U is a great way to count dotted rhythms. The challenge is getting it up to speed!

[@GoemonLovesFujiko]

I’m a guitarist- so hearing those 16th notes and counting them feels natural to me.