Rhythmic Mnemonics

Jigs
Lydia Lydia
Lex-ing-ton
Edible elephant, edible elephant
diddly diddly”

Hornpipes
HUMPty DUMPty

Single Jigs
Same as "Pop Goes the Weasel"

Slip-jigs
artichoke pineapple Mexico

quarter notes- grapes grapes grapes grapes
eighth notes- apples apples apples apples
triplets- oranges oranges oranges oranges
sixteenths- watermelon watermelon watermelon watermelon

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Slip jig: 3 groups of 3.
Polska: 3 groups of 4
Waltz: 3 groups of 2
Jig: 2 groups of 3

9/8 (slip jig):
1-and-ah  2-and-ah  3-and-ah

6/8 (double jig):
1-and-ah  2-and-ah

12/8 (single jig/slide):
1-(and)-ah 2-(and)-ah 3-(and)-ah 4-(and)-ah

3/4 (waltz):
1-and 2-and 3-and

5/4:
1-and 2-and 3-and 4   5

2/4 (16th notes):
1-eh-and-ah  2-eh-and-ah

4/4 (8th notes):
1-and 2-and 3-and 4-and

4/4 (16th notes...funk, or disco, etc.):
1-eh-and-ah  2-eh-and-ah 3-eh-and-ah  4-eh-and-ah

3/4 (16th notes, polska):
1-eh-and-ah  2-eh-and-ah 3-eh-and-ah  

7/8 (2+2+3, rachenitsa):
1-and 2-and 3-and-ah

7/8 (3+2+2):
1-and-ah 2-and 3-and

11/8 or 11/16 (2+2+3+2+2, kohpanitsa):
1-and 2-and 3-and-ah 4-and 5-and

9/4 (zembekikko):
1 2-and 3 4, 1 2-and 3 4 5

additive 4/4 (1 bar clave 3+3+2):
1-and-ah 2-and-ah 3-and