Mastering the syncopated rhythm

In music classroom teaching, we often encounter the rhythm "0 × ×" or "× × ×", which is usually called It's syncopated rhythm. The long note in the middle is called syncopation. Syncopation is caused by connecting the notes of the weak beat and the strong beat together, or by using rests on the strong beat.

In the famous Hebei song "Little Herding Cows", the rhythm "0 × ×" appears in two places. Although it doesn't look very complicated, it's not easy to sing either. I think the following methods can be used to solve it:

Method 1: Model singing. Teachers model singing or listen to recordings of singing, allowing students to imitate, sing along repeatedly, and memorize it while listening.

Method two: scratching method. Divide a beat into the first half and the second half: ﹨/, and use your fingers to mark the beat to learn to sing ﹨∧/.

Method 3: Crossword method. Fill in the words at the eighth-point rest to complete the rhythm, such as: "En Ta Ta". Read it aloud over and over again, and then read it silently in your mind with the "en" you filled in.

In our teaching, we must adopt different teaching methods according to students of different ages, so that students can master the methods of learning knowledge in the learning process. “It is better to teach a student to fish than to teach him to fish.” When students encounter similar knowledge points in future studies, they can use their existing learning experience to solve them.