CHAPTER 1

Table of Contents

SPINNING GOLD, CH 1 – REV5x1 SAMPLE crop

SONG EXAMPLES

CHAPTER  1

Beat & Measures _ _ p.2

Notes & Rests_ _ _ _ p.6

4/4 Meter  _ _ _ _ _ _ p.7

3/4 Meter_ _ _ _ _ _ p.11

2/4 Meter  _ _ _ _ _ p.13

The Backbeat _ _ _ p.16

8th Note Pulse _ _  p.20

16th Note Pulse     p.25

12/8 Meter_ _ _ _ _ p.36

6/8 Meter_ _ _ _ _ _ p.39

Graphic Notation    p.42

8th Syncopation     p.44

16th Syncopation   p.51

Swing 8ths_ _ _ _ _ p.53

Swing 16ths _ _ _ _ p.56