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Syncopation
the off-beat surprise — when the accent lands where the beat is not
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Play each example here, or download it as an MP3 (audio) or a MIDI file.
Straight, then syncopated
- Straight: notes on every beat, with the foot-tap beat underneath (count-in first)0:11
- Syncopated: eighth – quarter – quarter – quarter – eighth, leaning on the “&”s, with the beat underneath (count-in first)0:11
- Both lines as printed: straight, then syncopated (count-in first)0:16
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Free to use in your own lessons and practice. Made by the teachers at Tissimo.