Sixteenth Note Rhythms

Instructions: The first beat of every exercise is the rhythm on which you should
focus. You should memorize these rhythms rotely so that you can read them
automatically at sight.
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c
1 e+ a2+3 e+ a 4+ 1 e+ a2 e+ a 3 e+ a4+ 1 e+ a 2+3 e+ a 4+ 1 e+ a2 e+ a 3 e+ a4+
RLRLRLRLRLRL RLRLRLRLRLRLRL RLRLRLRLRLRL RLRLRLRLRLRLRL
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1 e + 2 + 3 e + 4 +

1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 +

1 e + 2 + 3 e + 4 +

1 e + 2 e + 3 e + 4 +

R L R R L R L R R L

R L R R L R R L R R L

R L R R L R L R R L

R L R R L R R L R R L

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1 + a 2 + 3 + a 4 +

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 +

1 + a 2 + 3 + a 4 +

1 + a 2 + a 3 + a 4 +

R R L R L R R L R L

R R L R R L R R L R L

R R L R L R R L R L

R R L R R L R R L R L

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1 e a 2 + 3 e a 4 +
R L L R L R L L R L
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1 e a 2 e a 3 e a 4 +

1 e a 2 + 3 e a 4 +

R L L R L L R L L R L
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R L L R L R L L R L
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1 e a 2 e a 3 e a 4 +
R L L R L L R L L R L
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a 2 + 3

a 4 +

a 2

a 3

a 4 +

a 2 + 3

a 4 +

a 2

a 3

a 4 +

L R L R

L R L

L R

L R

L R L

L R L R

L R L

L R

L R

L R L

Write in the counting and the sticking in the exercise below following the
patterns shown above and then play it through while counting out loud.
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Samuel Stokes, http://stokesmusic.tripod.com