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Changing Time Signatures of Classical Music

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Summary: Progressive rock techniques. Learn how to convert classical music in 3/4 signatures to 4/4 time in this free video on how to play classical music on rock instruments.

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Scott Smith has studied classical music since an early age. Throughout his professional experience, Smith obtains various vintage instruments while the piano remains his most cherished...read more

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buggers said

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on 8/21/2009 So that really didn't teach us anything, did it? Completely ridiculous.

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"Hi, I'm Scott Smith with Expert Village. Right now we're going to talk about time signatures. It's a little bit advanced, but I'll try to make it easy to understand. Rock n' Roll primarily is written in 4/4 that means 4 beats per measure. Classical music is written in 4/4 but a lot of it was written in 3/4, that's 3 beats per measure, or as some people will call it, "a waltz." I'll give you an example. That's 3 beats per measure. That's 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3. Here's the same song, played in 4 beats per measure. I'm going to force 4 beats per measure onto it."

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