Bar Counting and Review – Quiz | Course 14

Why does Al say bar counting “gets overlooked” by many students?

It’s considered an advanced technique for professional drummers only

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Most students learn bar counting automatically by ear after a few months

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Beginners focus on what note to hit next rather than where they are in the song — but the drummer is supposed to be marking the form and giving cues, not waiting for them

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Bar counting only applies when reading written music

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How does Al structure the count through a four-bar phrase?

1,2,3,4 / 1,2,3,4 / 1,2,3,4 / 1,2,3,4

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1,2,3,4 / 2,2,3,4 / 3,2,3,4 / 4,2,3,4 — the first number changes each bar to track your position in the form

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1,2,3,4 / 5,6,7,8 / 9,10,11,12 / 13,14,15,16

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One,two,three,four / and,two,three,four / three,two,three,four / four,two,three,four

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What role does the crash cymbal play in Al’s bar-counting exercise?

It replaces the snare drum on beats 2 and 4

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It signals the end of the four-bar phrase on bar 4

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It marks beat 1 of each bar — giving a clear audio anchor for where you are in the form

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It marks the midpoint of each bar at beat 3

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True or False: Al recommends practicing bar counting only with 16th notes because it’s the most challenging rhythm.

True

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False

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