Counting in Beats

Have you ever head someone count in a piece of music with "One and a two and a". Why are they doing this? They're doing what is called counting in. It helps all of the musicians in a group play together it also reveals something special about how musicians create their music. Counting in beats is a how a musician can measure out sounds, and as such create a specific rhythm. If we can count beats, we can measure a sound that is one beat, two beats or three beats long, for example. WATCH 100s MORE LESSONS JUST LIKE THIS AT: http://www.daveconservatoire.org ARE YOU FINDING THESE LESSONS USEFUL? PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO HELP US REACH MORE MUSIC STUDENTS JUST LIKE YOU! Patreon ► http://www.patreon.com/daveconservatoire Paypal ► http://bit.ly/1PNT3eH FOLLOW US! Twitter ► http://www.twitter.com/dconservatoire Facebook ► http://facebook.com/daveconservatoire