Wiki Page, Instrumental Music - II: All About Triplets - III

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How to Play Triplets

*To properly play a triplet pattern, treat all three notes as equal parts of a whole. Avoid giving too much emphasis to the first note, which can prevent the triplet from being a true triplet. For instance, a set of half note triplets (filling the space of a whole note) can sound wrong if you sustain the first note too long; you might end up with the sound of two dotted quarter notes followed by a regular quarter note. While this could be a great rhythmic pattern in and of itself, it is not a half note triplet. Consider using a metronome to ensure that all three triplet notes are of the exact same length.