Exercisetrains: anticipation & memory

Finish A Beat

You get the first half. You write the ending.

The setup

Everything before the halfway line already exists. Tap in the second half — the greyed cells on the right — and finish the phrase however it feels like it should land.

the whole phrase

Tempo

96BPM

Layers

1···2···3···4···

Kick

Snare

Hi-Hat

0 hits in your ending

Listen back with a question in mindThe first bar sets up a question. Bars like this usually want either an answer that rhymes, or a small surprise right at the end. Play the whole thing twice in a row: does your ending hand the loop back to the opening cleanly, or does the seam feel bumpy? Neither is wrong — but noticing the seam is the skill.