i *EASTMAN SYSTEM OF COUNTING (Simplified) I. Notes of one or more counts Notes of one count (or longer) are counted much the same way as any counting system; simply say the number of the count on which the note begins and continue the word-sound for the duration of the note. Thus a note which receives one count and which ins on the first best of the measure would be counted “one’ if it were on the second count, say "two", ete, A note of loager value would simply be held longer; thus a whole note (in { time} would be counted “onnannnrnnnine” for 4 eounts, ‘his has the ed vantage of making the verbalization most nearly approximate the sound of an instrument playing the actual rhythm end requires the identical mental process of thinking the number of counts while a continuous sound ia produced. The following example quicily illustrates Eastman Counting as applied to rhythms (including rests) of 1, 2, 8 or 4 counts. pe _1 pees eS SEE 1 1 T T 2 3 4 teununun 1 Bee I. Counting the sub-divisions Notes which receive less than a full count are divided into rhythms which are divisable by 2 and those which are divisable by 3 (some would say duple and triple rhythms}. Again, any note which occurs on a downbeat is simply counted with the number of the ‘count; the important difference is that a note which occurs the last % of a count is counted "te’’(latin, rhymes with May) and notes which occur on the second of the count and last +4 of the count are counted “lah” and “lee,” Rhythms which are divisable by 2 Rhythms which are divisable by 3 1 te 1 lah ee IIL. Everything else is counted “Ta” 2 per | FAA 1 ta te te 1 te lah ta lee ta | | 1 te ta 1 Tah ta tee ta FT. TTT] 1 ta te 1 ta leh ta lee d 7 i Td 1 ta 1 ta lee IV. Unusual counting situations 1, Tworbeat triplet 4. When a,meqsare contains beats of unequal duration, such asf ord. Those beste with extra eighth notes are qed i Guo raastae meena, ae Seen MAM 2, 82nd Notes Lte2 wle 1te2te Stete gree Prad f : 1 ta ta te te ta ta te 2 te 3, Triplets in sub-division 3 ,FTIT 7 8 1 ta taleh — loo "For the complete ation of ths counting systom, soe Bar Training and Sight Singing Dictation Manuel by Alen I, MeHoee, published by Prentice