How can i learn to count music?

Question

i love music

i have had no formal training to speak of but have danced for many years in a pro/am partnership. i would be the amature partner. she would lead in the beggining of each song, in order to be on time. i would be able to take it from there for the length of the dance performance and stay on time.

i love to return to dance and would like to my hand at the guitar and key boards, but have no idea where to start. so i thought that learning to count music would be as good a place as any.

i also have the ability to hear the beat and keep it very well and i know when a note is off just by hearing it. i'm good with the rythm too.

can anyone help me with the counting, please!

thanks.

Answer 1

well actually band class helped me alot with counting music in dance class, but even before that i was always kind of just in sync ( no pun intended) with music.  

Answer 2

Well counting off the beat is important

http://www.philtulga.com/counter.html might help

Kate

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Answer 3

If you are good with the rhythm than you CAN count music. Just start counting on the beat like you probably did in dance. Most songs have a 4/4 beat. Which means there are 4 counts in each measure so you would count to 4 (or 8) over and over again. Most choruses last four 8 counts.

If want to learn an instrument my advice would be to focus on learning how to read music and I would start on the piano rather than the guitar. The piano is a very simple instrument and a great starter instrument.