Counting Complicated Rhythms On Piano

Sometimes when sight reading you will come across a measure of music that contains notes with lines, flags, or dots! Half notes, quarter notes, eighth notes, and whole notes are no problem, but as soon as you begin to add in extra lines and dots... things can get difficult. They don’t have to be, you just need to understand how rhythm is counted so you can clap or feel the beat before you play it.

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[sarasmiles]

I've been playing piano for over 15 years and have always had trouble with counting out notes. This was so helpful!!

[chucksaeger]

What a terrific lesson. I’ve never heard it this way and now I have some practicing to do!
Thanks so much!

[julianusaseleo]

I always watching pianote every 5-6 in the morning because the lesson is simple and easy to understand... And I can learn the lesson to give the lesson again to my student... Thank you very much for the lesson. I'm from Indonesia...

[petergriffin]

Very helpful for us musically challenged people with a burning desire for lower blood pressure.

[johnellison]

Thank you for posting this video. I have found that the way you've explained timing by using the same note values very useful. I've been manually putting some measures from sheets into my software and converting the values to all C's. Then playing it back at a slow tempo with the metronome playing. Then after I've got that I've been converting them back to the original note values. And it's working very well for timing and rhythm counting practice. Thanks very much for posting this video. Cheers.

[phrygiandom]

Im just started playing piano for 8 month.. and always confused about reading rhythm,
this video is very useful for me to learn reading and counting rhythm.
Thanks Pianote

[TuanTran-dqov]

Wow...I love the way you break down and count the complicated notes...YouTube doesn't have the option for me to give u a two thumbs up! I have been struggling with the note count for years and thank you so much for demystifying the note count technique!

[mariarevoltar]

Thank you. This is the easiest explanation I've found in YT. ♥️

[raymopoli]

Thank you! You cleared up a couple of things for me. Especially your counting method. Much better than the 1-u-and-a i learned. You version flows much better and is easier to count with. Cheers!

[leiunderwood]

I literally love you thank you so much for this video

[rodrigodezubiria]

Wish I had discovered this channel 20 years ago.
Thank you jus the same.

[sushifanatic]

very helpful especially on the dotted notes and sixteenth. thanks!

[patrickwall]

Also don't be afraid to learn the right and left hand parts separately and then put them together. It's often easier to do that than to learn them simultaneously.

[augustinechinnappanmuthria]

Super super super lovely tips Augustine violinist from Malaysia

[JamesClevenger-rx]

WOW, finally so simple, thanks so much 👍☺️

[nitarawat]

Thank you for explaining it beautifully .
Thanks a lot

[NirajSharma]

Oh my God this is just amazing 😱😱 the way you explained is just wao ❤️❤️. You have made it so simple to understand, thank you very much 🙏🙏🙏. God bless you.

[SachinKumar-vgkf]

Cassi yu r awsme and ur way of teaching

[madamaphrodite]

I'm just a beginner, but I saved this video cause I know I'm gonna need it. soon. :))

[TriptiPramanik]

Please make a video on how to read sheets music.