[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?
Recently I've taken on the complexity of Chopin's Nocturne Opus 72., No. 1. And my music theory class never taught me to play these types of notes together.

[Fretsource]

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?

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)

[USGold]

Holy Moly--eights are hard enough-now you want me to divide them down by six or more?