Tag: RHYTHM
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Single Rhythm
– A Single Part playing different Rhythms – Standard Time Signatures are 3/4, 2/4, 2/2, 6/8 – 6/8 is particularly Interesting cause 6 = 2 x 3 (which is a Part of 2 different Primes), you can think of 6 as 2 Groups of 3 or you can Think of it as 3 Groups of…
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Swing
– The Difference between the Long and Short Notes can Vary – the 2nd Note is often Referred to as the “Swung Notes”
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Syncopation
General – A Shifting or Displacement of the Beat – in the Essence, Syncopation is simply Placing “Stress” on a Note that is Not Normally Stressed – a Way of Creating Rhythmic Tension in a Piece of Music Rules 1) The Note Must Happen on either a Weak Beat or In-between Beats 2) The Note…
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Time Signatures
– In Notation you see usually see a Fraction which is Placed after both, The Clef and the Key Signature – Top Number = How many Beats are in a Measure , Bottom Number = The Note Value that is considered to be a Beat – We use a Time Signature for easier Notation and…
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Triplet (Division)
– Triplet Beat = The First Note is Exactly Twice the Duration of the 2nd Note – i.e. a Quarter Note : 2 = Eight Note but a Quarter Note : 3 = Triplets, so you can Play 3 Notes in Triplets instead of One in the same Time – isn’t a Fraction with the…