Counting Eighth Notes and Exercises

ByBradford Werner
2023

Counting Eighth Notes, 2/4 Time Signatures, Rhythm Lesson and Exercises No.13-19. This lesson covers three ways to count eighth notes (British: quaver) and 2/4 time signatures. Exercise No.13 is provided for free on the screen. If you want to practice all 60 rhythm exercises check out my Classical Guitar Method Volume 2. Here’s the YouTube Lesson Link if you want to watch it there.

Times and Sections

0:00 – Introduction
0:58 – Three Ways to Count Eighth Notes (Exercise No.13)
6:22 – Exercise No.14
7:13 – Exercise No.15
8:16 – Exercise No.16
8:48 – Exercise No.17
9:12 – Exercise No.18
9:38 – Exercise No.19

Bradford Werner

Bradford Werner is a classical guitarist and music publisher from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. He originally created this site for his students at the Victoria Conservatory of Music but now shares content worldwide. Curating guitar content helps students absorb the culture, musical ideas, and technique of the classical guitar. Bradford also has a YouTube channel with over 94,000 subscribers and 13 million views. He taught classical guitar at the Victoria Conservatory of Music for 16 years and freelanced in Greater Victoria for 20 years and now dedicates much of his time curating content online and helping connect the classical guitar community. See more at his personal website.