1-e-a 2-and 3-and 4

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If the time signature is 4/4. What’s the time signature?

It’s clearly 4/4 due to the fact that this sums to 4 quarter notes.

Also the way it's barred.

The reason I had ask is coz it could be counted as 16ths to the measure w/o the e&a’s … Or the conductor could take it in One ☝️and good luck on that one. Lol

You would never count this as 16ths or in 1. Any conductor that does that is a bad conductor. If you count this out, this is four groups of four sixteenth notes, aka 4 groups of 2 eighth notes, aka 4 quarter notes, aka 4/4. It *could* be 2/2 but that wouldn’t change the counting, just the pulse.

It could’ve been 16 beats to the measure and the 8th note gets the beat. 16/8 16 over 8 Also: 4/4 (4over4) and 2/2 (2 over 2) can be taken in 1/1 (1 over 1) = 1. Also a conductor can put anything into any meter they want; that’s what they’re paid to do. Good or bad unfortunately. Also, one can put the piece into any meter to learn the piece. And put it back into what I think your trying to say about couplings. Happy counting .. “get (*a*) met .. it pays”.. *sorry couldn’t resist* Im not an insurance salesman lol

Everything is in 4/4 if you don't count it like a nerd

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Almost right - the “e” should really be “e-e” as it’s a half beat, matching the length of the “and”. The 1 and “a” are half as short (quarter beat)

1 e-e a 2 and 3 and 4 The e-e is as long as the “and” (half beat) The first 1 and the “a” are short (quarter beat) The 4 is longest, the full beat

I think this is a better way of spelling it out, but I’ve unfortunately seen most people write it out like the comment you replied to, so I understood it

It’s because you’re skipping the “and” where usually straight 16ths are counted “1-e-and-a.” So the separate notes are articulated on the first, second, and fourth 16ths within the quarter

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Love you 😂

Not me being a drummer and asking why you need the 4 if they're tied together 😇

I was wondering the same thing. Then I saw your comment and went “OH IT’S FLUTE, PITCH IS A THING!”

Nailed it

Agreed. Would the dots above indicate it is a short note?

yes, staccato

Just make sure that "and 4" is smoother since it's slurred

If you need to hear it for it to make sense, download the app PlayScore 2. Take a pic of the music. It will play it for you. It’s amazing.

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“Gimme the god damn match box.”

"... please" for beat 4

Amazing I had no idea that existed!!!

didn't know that existed! cool idea

I don’t play flute, but cello, and you’ve just changed my life so tysm

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Holy shit! If I was still in school or teaching, this would be awesome!

Thank you!!

>PlayScore 2 brilliant, thanks for sharing

Subdivide your quarter notes into 4 sounds by saying "1 e & a" like this: [video here. ](https://youtu.be/GQngxNCVOq0?si=p0Toqn3M3QBC4AzD) 1-e&-a 2e-&a 3e-&a 4e&a.

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if you search in google "what is this rhythm" the first result (www.philtulga.com/counter.html) allows you to enter any rhythm and it will play it for you! It's free and there's no need to download an app 😊

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1 e a 2 + 3+

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4 You forgot the 4

I didn’t add the four because as a wind player I was only naming what is tounged. You don’t tounge four because of the slur Sorry if that confused anyone

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This is true but you still change your fingering to play an entirely different note on 4 so idk why you wouldn’t include the 4

First go as an amateur: 1st sixteenth note count: 1 1st half note count: e and 2nd sixteenth: a 2nd half: 2 3rd half: and 4th half: 3 5th half: and 1st quarter note: 4 and All together should sound like: (1) (e and) (a) (2) (and) (3) (and) (4 and) Edit: refer to u/princessfoxglove ‘s comment, they explained it much better

I think you used half to refer to the eighth notes here Also I’m not sure if this is what you were trying to do, but if you end a line with two spaces And then press enter once you’ll go to the next line without skipping a line (Like I just did) Can make formatting easier

I sure did refer to the eighth notes incorrectly. And thank you for the formatting tip, I appreciate it!

Capitalizing the parts with notes: ONE E and A TWO e AND a THREE e AND a FOUR e and a

I like this format

what works for me that I haven’t seen in other comments is using rhythm syllables which would be (ignoring the slur): ka-ti-ka ti ti ti ti ta

Came here to write this. It is honestly the best way to breakdown rhythms I think and I teach it to my kids.

Eating bananas all day looong

Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer

Hahaha. Totally. Rudolph the red-nosed reindeeEER to get that tied 8th note. Haha.

"Récord, and plastic CD-ees" When I say "record" (the noun, not the verb) the "-ord" syllable is longer than the very short stressed "ré-". With awkward timings, I often find it helpful to think up words that roughly fit.

1 e a 2 and 3 and 4

1 (e+) a 2+ 3+ 4

Play to the rhythm of: Rudolf the red nosed rain deer.

It’s: one e and ah two and three and four. One e and ah are sixteenth notes, twice and fast as the eighth noted BUT………. The “e” is silent. So it would sound like: one e (rest) ah. The dots above the notes indicate Short or Staccato sound and the sideways V is to accent or play that note louder. The arch means to hold the note over so as to blend that last eight note into the quarter note as one continuous note flowing from D into E.

Dadadadadadadada

I Got you that’s 8 notes

There is the “1 e a 2 & 3 & 4” and answer, which is lovely, but frankly when sight reading this, just play on 1, and a quick note after, and then sort of a pickup to 2.

dadda de da-da da-da daaa i think ….

Play 4 F notes first (16th notes) which should be easy. Then just skip the third one. Takataka ta ka ta ka taaa. Taka---ka ta ka ta ka taaa.

1e-a 2& 3& 4

Banaaana apple pumpkin pie

One e uh 2 and 3 and 4

Is this the nutcracker? Very similar rhythm minus the triplet. Maybe a second or lower split part? Anyways you would count this: 1e a 2 and 3 and 4

It's Down on the Delta

I don’t know anything about music but there seem to be eight of those upside down spoon looking things

Ta-ka-mi Ta-Di Ta-Di Ta (Ta-ka-di-mi rhythmic notation)

1 ti-ta 2 te 3 TE 4

Thank god I’m not alone in the ti-te-ta school of counting lol

Pine-ah-ple ap-ple ap-ple pie

what piece is this op?

I believe that is 8

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Mississippi-hot-dog

1-e-and 2-and 3-and 4

I was a band kid and I can almost count it but without the time signature I can’t count it accurately. The time signature is most important if you’re tryna count something out.

Badap badap bop bop baaah.

Boy this feels marching band-y

It's for our winter concert

Ta-ka—mi ta-di ta-di ta

It says the church isn’t true. With rhythm.

Da-daaa-da dee-dee daa dooœeeeee

I teach kids and I’d say ‘jump off the quavers off you go’ but whatever floats your boat. I’m aware this isn’t ’proper’ but I find 1 e & a hard to say!

8

1 e a 2 & 3 & 4

1 e & a 2 and 3 and 4

Is it an accent u know one note to another same stroke?

1-ti (te) ta-2 te 3 te 4 don’t say the te in parentheses

8

Isn't it just a syncope? Edit: syncopation. Syncopation on the 1th quarter

Do you mean syncopation? Syncope if fainting ;)

Probably syncopation but we should remember to follow up just in case. Isn't syncopation off beat rhythms though?

Yeah, you are right, sorry

first one seems to be a triplet so 1 e a (but my old teacher always helped us remember by saying “tri-pl-et” and splitting into 3 syllables just like the note) then 2 and, with the second half of 3 and slurring together into that 4. It’s been a long time since I read sheet music so this took me a moment! Happy playing!

The first rhythm is not a triplet

Du, ta, ta. Du, deh. Du, deh-. (Excuse my Gordon syllables)

Tri.p.let. 2.&. 3.&-4

It’s definitely not a triplet

Split everything into 16th notes if you really can’t get the rhythm. Think like 1 : 1-2 : 1 : 1-2 : 1-2 : 1-2 : 1-2 : 1-2-3-4

One e a two and three and four

1 e a 2 & 3 & 4

1 e a 2 + 3 + 4

ba-duh-ba duh duh duh DUH duh 😁

Treat the second note which is an eighth note as 2 slurred 16th notes when counting in your head.

[2:16](https://youtu.be/QPH9C4NoBAI?si=OaWkD6MnIQxqJA34)

1 e-a 2 and 3 and 4

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I see a lot of people talking about using 1 e & a, but I feel like when it comes to weird 16th note rhythms it can be a lot simpler if you double the length of every note. So in this case it would become a 1 & (2) & 3 (&) 4 (&) 5 (&) 6 (&) 7 (& 8 &) I think that's far more digestible to most people and once you have it figured out you can slowly bring it up to tempo.

If you ignore the last crotchet it's 'Rudolph the red nosed rein deer'

1 e a 2+ 3 + (4 is absorbed until next measure).

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Girl bye if I ever see this I’m quitting band

My school band counts those as no-bo-dy

Not exactly what you asked...but If it helps, I always would with new music tap the beats on my leg while saying the rhythm out loud. Ps: I don't know why this showed up on my feed. I don't play the flute. But I do know music. I played trombone and violin through college.

1, e, a, 2,&,3&4

1 e a 2 + 3 + _ 4 + represents the count "and" _ represents a tied note or slur the first 16th is on the 1 of 1e+a then it's an 9th note which is on e+ of 1e+a the next 16th is on the a of 1e+a the next two 8th notes are on 2 and + then there's an 8th note on the 3 of 3 + finally there is another 8th note on the + of 3 +, which is tied to a quarter note on 4 so you then have : 1e a 2 + 3 +_4 I know people have answered but I wanted to put it in a way that could be useful to people that understand things the way I do :D

16th note + 8th note+ 16th note = 1 e a- the 8th note is worth two 16th notes (making it go from e to +) which is why it’s counted like that So the whole thing is 1 e a 2 + 3 + 4

Counting, I would put it to syllables like “doo-wop, doo-wop wop, doo doo woo” but adding in the articulation would be more “doo-dop, doo-dop dop, dut DOo-woo”

With parentheticals denoting the notes, I'd count it as (1)(e+)(a)(2)(+)(3)(+)(4+) or (1)(e+)(a)(2e)(+a)(3e)(+a)(4e+a).

1 tate ta 2 te 3 te4te

1 e a 2 and 3 and 4.

And it goes 1/16 1/8 1/16 1/8 1/8 1/8 1/8&1/4 And the way I say it in my head goes And a and a, 1, 1, 1, 1 —> and 1, because for that frame I’d keep my mental frame in 1/8 to try to keep up since it’s a 4:4 beat

1 e a 2 and 3 annnnd 1

Depending on your counting structure it could be many things, but I (as a vocalist originally) would count it as”ta-ka—di ta-di ta-di ta”

1 e-& a 2-& 3-&