How To Count Quarter Note Triplets Correctly EVERY TIME

Finally learn the secrets that all the pros use to keep their rhythms clean, crisp, and musical. In this video, we are dissecting how to think about quarter note triplets and how to execute them in the context of a musical setting.
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[@ize1000009]

You can also think of quarter note triplets and half note triplets as playing in 3/4, have a waltz feel in your head, but at a different tempo.
For the sake of simplicity let’s say we are 4/4 at 60bpm basically 1 qtr note / s. So 4s a bar.
Playing half note triplets, you are dividing the measure into 3 equal parts, in time: 4s/3 = 1 beat for each 1.3333s
Basically just 3/4 at 45bpm
Playing quarter note triplets, you are dividing the measure into 6 equal parts, in time: 4s/6 = 1 beat for each 0.66666s
Basically just 3/4 at 90bpm,
TLDR:
to get the same half note triplet feel, just multiply the 4/4 bpm by 3/4 and have a waltz feel
To get the same quarter note triplet feel, just multiply the 4/4 bpm by 6/4 and have a waltz feel

[@therealalexpoole]

The math works out for sure, but as someone who has tried to explain this to high schoolers for years, you’re gonna lose some people haha. Thanks for watching!

[@ize1000009]

@@therealalexpooleyeah, i feel like it's way more complicated to explain, then to just do it and feel it. Basically instead of 2 equal parts play 3 and instead of 4, play 6.

[@ChuckTheDuck434]

Is this going to be on next years choir final😨

[@johnmccall4035]

FYI, it's lowest common multiple, not lowest common denominator: 6 is the LCM of 2 and 3. It is the lowest multiple of both 2 and 3. Really helpful video btw!

[@therealalexpoole]

@@johnmccall4035 lol that’s so silly of me. Thanks for watching!!

[@lobbyrobby]

I'm a beginner drummer. My timing sucks. I'm scared to learn triplets.

[@therealalexpoole]

Don’t be scared! You can do it!