[musictlk] trouble with rhythm

[Tara Briggs]

Hi, I have had the same problem. I play the flute, and a teacher I love and respect said to me,"You are not going to get any better until you start using the metronome. "So, I had my teacher record a lot of simple pieces with a metronome that counts. I started listening to music and counting. The metronome I use is a doctor beat DB 90. It has a feature where it counts out loud. I found it very helpful! I still have plenty of work to do on developing my rhythm. However, I am better than I used to be. Good luck to you!

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> On Feb 18, 2015, at 5:22 PM, Kelsey Nicolay via musictlk <musictlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> I have been in choir for a while and also played the piano.  However, one thing I've always struggled with is rhythm.  I took Hadley's Braille music reading course and barely passed the lesson dealing with counting in various time signatures.  It was pretty embarrassing.  When I took piano and for most of my choral experience, I learned by ear and only started using Braille a couple years ago.  Could this have something to do with why I struggle so much with rhythm? In choir now, I have to ask one of my neighbors to literally tap the rhythm for me on my music stand just so I can get it.  I cannot independently figure out the rhythm in our choir pieces.  There are some others who don't read music either, but to me it's embarrassing considering my musical background.  Is this an easy thing to overcome or will it take me a while to be able to count rhythms? What can I do during rehearsal and in between to help with my rhythm skills? Also, for anyone who reads Braille music, how do you tell the difference between a whole note g and b? They feel the same to me.
> Thank you,
> Kelsey Nicolay
> 
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