| 2-handed Tapping II |
Theory Things William Wieland |
Perform slowly and keep a steady tempo. Do not pause, stop, or restart. Please do not count aloud.
Competently means few or no mistakes, e.g. a 4-bar phrase may have one careless mistake.
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| GRADING RUBRIC |
| Item performed competently |
Points |
Running Total |
Q — Quarter Notes and Quarter Rests (depending upon last semester)
B — Beats (depending upon last semester)
E — Eighth Notes (depending upon last semester) |
18
15
12 |
18
33
45 |
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D (dotted quarters) — Chapter 1 — Select 2-part & Medium.
C (compound meter) — Chapter 4 — Select 2-part & Medium.
½ (half note beat) — Chapter 1 — Select 2-part & half note beat.
8 (8th note beat) — Chapter 1 — Select 2-part & 8th note beat. |
10
9
8
7 |
55
64
72
79 |
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2 — 2 x 3 slowly (quarter = 100) from memory
6 (16th notes) — Chapter 10 — Select 2-part & Medium. |
6
5 |
85
90 |
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Z (I needed a letter.) — 3 x 4 from memory
3 — 3 x 2 from memory
4 — 4 x 3 from memory |
4
3
2 |
94
97
99 |
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| F (fast) — 2 x 3 quickly (quarter = 80) from memory |
1 |
100 |
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FOR FUN — The app described in the following video requires only one hand, but it's quite tricky. — Steve Reich's Clapping Music
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Why tap with 2 hands? To improve sight reading and ambidexterity. (Think percussion and piano.) |