Piano Lesson on Understanding Meter and Rhythm

Graham Fitch gives a crucial lesson on time signatures, demystifying common queries along the way.
The video lesson complements his article inside Pianist 134, which you can get here: pianistm.ag/134
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[@talibont1]

This book is fabulous. Many thanks for the gift 🙏

[@UUpianoman]

Graham Fitch is a gift for all music students, no matter their instrument.

[@stuartdarling1620]

It's lovely that you used some beginner-intermediate examples as younger students (perhaps who this is aimed at?) can relate more easily

[@lizweekes8076]

Thanks Graham. 🎉

[@BubnHubn]

Nice insight into how the the time signature reveals details about the music texture. Actually if you feel the music than you tend to get it right the the time signature

[@sabrinapan2710]

Thank you! Each lesson is marvelous.

[@tamaraplecas8231]

Thank you so much for all your excellent lessons.

[@CaptainCaveman782]

I am taking ABRSM grade 5 Theory exam next month and I never considered what the mood of time signatures actually mean. Golden information.

[@emilyhartman8255]

Always so much insight 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@marymordujovich1730]

Exelente su manera de explicar

[@Fair-to-Middling]

I think I have been watching too many Doc Martin episodes. For a second there, I thought he had taken up piano.

[@vettejakes]

😂😂😂😂 I love Doc Martin

[@beaerconwald6745]

Great lesson but could we have the British music terms please or at least named as well. I lost you when you said 1/4 note and I was waiting to hear the British term but did not hear it.

[@nanthilrodriguez]

It's got a hemi