Counting quarter notes

[gerryo17]

Hi, going through RUGS 3 and I don't understand why you count an "and" between quarter notes of the first bar on p. 19. I finished RUST I & II and I thought the "and" was only used with eighth and sixteenth notes. The second bar makes sense to me.

Am I missing something? Thanks to anyone that sees where I'm off.

[Endureth]

Perhaps it's just giving a taste of what's to come.

In the end, you're going to learn lots of different ways to count a rhythm.

Playing slow is often harder than playing fast.

I don't own the RUST books, so it could be a misprint too.  Why am I giving advice when I don't know the answer?  Why isn't water wet?

[gerryo17]

yeah, thanks. I'd like to think its a misprint. It just seems contrary to what I've learned so far.

[sophiehiker]

...don't understand why you count an "and" between quarter notes of the first bar on p. 19.

@gerryo, You're right. you wouldn't count the "and" if there's no note there.  I think Justin is just trying to introduce you to where the quarter notes and eighth notes occur in time.  Everything on that page has 1+2+3+4+.

[gerryo17]

thank you Sophie. I thought maybe I was reading too much into it.