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Practicing in Odd-Meters
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Jonas Ganzemuller
YouTube Channel: FreeSaxophoneLessons

Examples in 5/4
Turn the metronome to 160 and set it to 5/4.
Before you begin the exercises, just try to feel the 5/4 rhythm and tap your foot on
1 and 4.

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Exercise 1: Shifting
Example 1:
Tap your foot on 1 & 4 while shifting the note by an 8th-note each bar. The repeat signs
are optional.

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q = 160

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Example 2:
Two-note phrase:
q = 160

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J
T

J
T

J
J

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Exercise 2: Patterns & Other Exercises

Play scale patterns in 5/4 that you have practiced before in 4/4 or 3/4.

Example 2:
1. Original Pattern in 4/4 - 4-Note Groupings:

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Same Pattern in 5/4:

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2. Original Pattern in 3/4 - 3-Note Groupings:

3
&4

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Same Pattern in 5/4:

5
&4

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Exercise 3; Articulation / Polyrhythms

Here is a 3/8 rhythm superimposed on the 5/4. After three bars you will land back on 1. The
accents show where your foot needs to tap.

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Four consecutive 8th-notes:

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5

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Four consecutive 8th-notes, shifted by one 8th note:

> # #> > #

5

&4

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Exercise 4: Polyrhythms
Dotted quarter notes. After 3 bars you will land on 1:

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Half notes:

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Exercise 5: Speed
Examples:
Phrase 1 from exercise 2 in Triplets:
3
3
3
3
3
5
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Phrase 1 from exercise 2 in 16th notes:

5
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