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Tap Rhythms
Examples of musical styles in short measures. Played on solo piano to demonstrate most commonly used rhythms in basic form and played in a range of speeds. Also included are short examples of tacit, stop time, time signature and tempo changes. Ideal for students and teachers working towards major tap exams or for those wanting a better understanding of “rhythm” in dance.
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Tap Rhythms 1 – Track Listings
Tracks mainly all 16 bar + intro
Tracks * are 32 bar + intro
BLUES Speed (bpm)
1 Oh Yeah 60
2 Livin' with the blues 60
3 Lover man 60
4 Georgia on my mind 60
5 Silhouette 72
6 Basie blues 72
BOOGIE (acc. 8ths)
7 Black and blue 150
8 Rockabye Basie 150
9 Jumpin' at the woodside 160
10* Beaver Junction 160
CHA CHA
11 Wheels 96
12 Kiss me honey honey 96
13 Farrago 108
14 Never on Sunday 108
15 Dansero 128
16 Muchacha 128
JIVE
17 Opus one 168
18 Chattanooga choo choo 168
19 In the mood 176
20* Don't sit under the apple tree 176
21* Little brown jug 192
22* American patrol 192
BEGUINE/RUMBA
23 Perhaps perhaps perhaps 84
24 History of love 84
25 Green eyes 96
26 Americano 96
27 Sway 107
28 Besame mucho 107
JAZZ WALTZ
29 Lollipops and roses 170
30 Green leaves of summer 170
31* Gravy waltz 170
32 Lover 185
33 Baubles bangles and beads 185
34* Falling in love with love 200
35* The mood I'm in 200
WALTZ
36 Summer night 60
37 Live for life 80
38 Beautiful dreamer (12th notes) 80
39 Nature boy (acc. 8th's) 60
40 Betty Grable (acc 8th's) 80
41 Our waltz 100
42* Paradise 100
43 Would you 130
44* Someday my Prince will come 130
45 June bride 150
46* I'll take romance 150
47* Wonderful Copenhagen 175
48 It's a most unusual day 200
RAG TIME (even 8th's)
49 That lovin' rag 160
50 Temptation rag 160
51 Powder rag 170
52* Fiddlesticks rag 170
53* Hoghead shout 180
54* Jubilee rag 190
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