Two against three
Note after Note · Level 5 (Advanced) · study · Piano
Polyrhythm: triplets in one hand against eighth notes in the other, first triplets in the right hand, then in the left.
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How to practise it
- Listen first: the site plays it while the score scrolls.
- Wait mode: the score waits for you at every note, at your own pace.
- Tempo challenge: play in time, with a score and a map of the bars you got right.
- Remember the phrase “nice cup of tea”: nice (together) – cup (triplet) – of (eighth) – tea (triplet). Practise hands separately with the metronome on the quarter, then tap the rhythm on a table before playing. The hands only meet on each beat: check this slowly.