I need help with something. I have been taking belly dance and samba for about two years now, and I really want to get better at it, but I struggle to find the beat in music. People say it is a consistent sound in the background, but I just cannot seem to hear it. I can hear the instruments, but there are so many of them that I never know which one carries the beat, and it often feels overwhelming because the music has so many layers. I have tried watching YouTube tutorials, but the examples usually have only a few layers, which makes it easy to find the beat, while in real songs it feels much more difficult. I have spent months sitting in my room with my eyes closed, trying to focus on the music, but I still cannot find it.
In my classes I am often out of sync, and I am told to listen to the beat, but I simply cannot pick it out. Has anyone else dealt with this problem? If so, how did you work through it? Or does anyone have a different approach that might finally make it ‘click’ for me?
Submitted December 07, 2025 at 07:01PM by ComfortableCut1365 https://www.reddit.com/r/Learnmusic/comments/1pguydp/struggling_to_find_the_beat_in_music_and_it_is/?utm_source=ifttt