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How to Count 64th Notes

Sixty-fourth notes are the fastest notes that you will find in most music. The name indicates that there are 64 notes within a beat of a measure of music. Each 64th note represents a fractional part that equals one 64th of the entire beat. Sixty-fourths are drawn with a stem that possesses four flags or with a set of four horizontal connecting bars. You can learn to count 64th notes with careful practice that involves a combination of reading, saying and patting these rhythm notes.

Things You'll Need

  • Metronome
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Instructions

    • 1

      Set a metronome to 32 beats per minute, which is a very slow tempo.

    • 2

      Pat four quarter notes at one beat each. Alternate hands as you pat and say "ta" for each quarter note.

    • 3

      Pat eight eighth notes for the next four beats and say "ti" on each eighth note. Continue to alternate hands.

    • 4

      Pat 16 16th notes for the next four beats, using alternating hands and saying, "ti-ka-ti-ka" for each set of four within the set of 16.

    • 5

      Pat 32 32nd notes for the next four beats, using alternating hands and saying "ti-ki-ti-ki" for each set of four notes within the set of 32.

    • 6

      Pat 64 64th notes for the next four beats, using alternating hands, and saying "ti-ki-ti-ki" once more for each set of four notes within the set of 64.

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