6/8 = (3 + 3) or (2+1) + (2+1) whereby quarter notes have the length of of 2 eighth notes, while dotted quarter notes have the lengthe of 3 eighth notes.

you can count as you like (1,2,3,4,5,6)

singing:

bars 1-2 ta-a-a ta-a-a (=dotted fourth notes)

bars 7-8 ta-a-ta ta-a-ta (= fourth and eighth note)

What are the beats in the underlined notes? How can I count them?

The bold syllables are accentuated:

In 6/8 measure the beats are 1,2,3,4,5,6 (each eighth note is a beat. In faster tempo the 1. and the 4. is counted as a beat.

6/8 = (3 + 3) or (2+1) + (2+1) whereby quarter notes have the length of of 2 eighth notes, while dotted quarter notes have the lengthe of 3 eighth notes.

you can count as you like (1,2,3,4,5,6)

singing:

bars 1-2 ta-a-a ta-a-a (=dotted fourth notes)

bars 7-8 ta-a-ta ta-a-ta (= fourth and eighth note)

What are the beats in the underlined notes? How can I count them?

The bold syllables are accentuated:

In 6/8 measure the beats are 1,2,3,4,5,6 (each eighth note is a beat.

In faster tempo only the 1. and the 4. are counted as a beat.

6/8 = (3 + 3) or (2+1) + (2+1) where quarter = 2, while dotted quarter = 3 eight notes.

you can count as you like (2x to 3 or to 1x6)

singing ta-a-a ta-a-a resp. ta-a-ta

What are the beats in the underlined notes? How can I count them?

If you count to six (1,2,3,4,5,6) the beats of the first bar a on 1 and 4 the second example on 1 and 3, 4 and six. 1

6/8 = (3 + 3) or (2+1) + (2+1) whereby quarter notes have the length of of 2 eighth notes, while dotted quarter notes have the lengthe of 3 eighth notes.

you can count as you like (1,2,3,4,5,6)

singing:

bars 1-2 ta-a-a ta-a-a (=dotted fourth notes)

bars 7-8 ta-a-ta ta-a-ta (= fourth and eighth note)

What are the beats in the underlined notes? How can I count them?

The bold syllables are accentuated:

In 6/8 measure the beats are 1,2,3,4,5,6 (each eighth note is a beat. In faster tempo the 1. and the 4. is counted as a beat.