Compound time
Each beat divides into three; 6/8 is felt in two, 9/8 in three, 12/8 in four.
- Category
- Rhythm and meter
- First taught in
- 2.4 Feel two groups of three
- Theory cards
- 6/8 and compound time (Level 2)
- Swing eighths (Level 6)
In the lessons
3 lessons and 3 pieces where the Method teaches or uses it, in teaching order.
| Lesson | Lesson and piece |
|---|---|
| 2.4 | Feel two groups of threeStudy in G minor, Op. 24 No. 2, Félix Le Couppey |
| 3.1 | Group compound beatsKleine Studie (Little Study), Op. 68 No. 14, Robert Schumann |
| 6.8 | Keep ragtime movingPeacherine Rag, Scott Joplin |
In Musicianship
The units whose theory questions ask about it.
| Unit | Title |
|---|---|
| 2.4 | Intervals in the scale |
| 6.8 | Ragtime syncopation |
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