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"Unlocking Rhythm:
The Tik-A Tee Method Unveiled"
Band Director Boot Camp Podcast

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DISCLAIMER! Full disclosure, I am NOT a professional vocalist. The MP3s below, that accompany my book "Rhythmic Sight-Reading: The Tik-A Tee Method", are intended for educational purposes only. If you expect to hear Pavarotti, you are in for a major disappointment!

*To navigate through the exercises in each week simply use the REWIND and FAST-FORWARD buttons.

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Stop learning music as if it weren't a language! Week 10 The Tik-A Tee Method by Ron Casto
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Sixteenth Note Patterns Week 15 from Ron Castonguay's Rhythmic Sight-Reading The Tik-A Tee
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Email me at Ron@RonCastonguay.com
for Bonus Exercises A, B, and C!

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DISCLAIMER! Full disclosure, I am NOT a professional vocalist. The MP3s below, that accompany my book "Rhythmic Sight-Reading: The Tik-A Tee Method", are intended for educational purposes only. If you expect to hear Pavarotti, you are in for a major disappointment!

*To navigate through the exercises in each week simply use the REWIND and FAST-FORWARD buttons.

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Week 10's educational video will be released on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
Be sure to subscribe to
"The Tik-A Tee Method" YouTube channel
so you get the latest video!

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Email me at Ron@RonCastonguay.com
for Bonus Exercises A, B, and C!

What Rhythmic Sight-Reading Method Do You Use?

Could you sight-read the sample exercises below?

The method I've developed uses a simple and fun way to read any rhythm, at any tempo, in any time signature!
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© 2025 by RON CASTONGUAY.

Main Pages Photo Credits:

Robert Falcetti, Lindsey Victoria, Dan Garland & Ron Castonguay

Book Graphic Design Work by Sarah Curzydlo

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