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Originally Posted by ambrosiodemedici
How does one play an 8th note triplet over two 8th notes?
How does one play four 16th notes over an 8th note triplet?
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To play 2 eighth notes in the time of an eighth note triplet:
Mentally divide the triplet into six smaller notes.
(1) & 2 (&) 3 &
The Eigthth notes are played on the bracketed beats (1) and (&),
which means the The second eighth note is played exactly half way between the second and third notes of the triplet.
To play 4 sixteenth notes in the time of an eighth note triplet:
Mentally divide the triplet into 12 smaller notes
(1) e & (a) 2 e (&) a 3 (e) & a
The sixteenth notes are played on the bracketed beats (1) (a) (&) and (e)