Syncopation - Kilian Mooney

Audio tracks for each exercise are followed by sheet music (below). Depending on your preference, there are annotated and unannotated versions of the music for you to follow along.

At the bottom of this page, you’ll find a video of Norah Jones, in a beautiful live version of “Don’t Know Why” - enjoy!

1. Metronome only (8 beats)

3. Paired eighth notes (first of each pair on the beat, second of each pair off the beat)

5. Syncopation (off beats only - quarter notes, not landing on the beat with the metronome)

7. mm. 25 of _Don_t Know Why_ (without syncopation)

2. Quarter notes on the beat

4. Paired eighth notes (second of each pair at higher pitch to accent off beat)

6. Two bars on-the-beat quarter notes, two bars off-the beat (syncopated) quarter notes, with repeat.

8. mm. 29 of _Don_t Know Why_ again (with syncopation)

Syncopation Exercises - Unannotated

Syncopation Exercises - Annotated

Norah Jones, “Don’t Know Why”