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Chords for Basic Songs
Here are some chords for you! You can request more songs in the comments.
Feb 16 • David A. Tanzer
Brazilian Rhythms
How to count them!
Feb 6 • David A. Tanzer
Counting with Your Feet — The O Passo Square
The O Passo method
Feb 5 • David A. Tanzer
Counting with Subdivisions
Syllables for counting eighth notes, sixteenth notes and triplets.
Feb 3 • David A. Tanzer
Basics of Rhythm Theory
Count, measure, phrase, meter and time signature.
Feb 1 • David A. Tanzer

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