One of the beginning rhythm concepts that piano students can get tripped up by is feeling quavers (eighth notes). They can often either be too fast or uneven.
This little exercise is something I do as a warm up to help students feel how the beat subdivisions and prevent quaver fever from ever taking hold.
You can find this and many other rhythm drills in my book, Rhythm in 5. Click here to see it on Amazon.
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Thank you so much for sharing this! I have tried it with a couple students and was able to see the light bulb come on in their heads – they finally understood subdivision! I will be using this every time I teach eighth notes from now on!
Woohoo! That’s awesome! 😀