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A HARMONIC VIEW OF RHYTHM: PART 3 – ‘How to Actually Use This Stuff’

September 16, 2020September 26, 2021 admin Leave a comment

PART 3 – HOW TO ACTUALLY USE THIS STUFF In part 1 we learnt where rhythm lies on the frequency spectrum, and what that usually means in terms of usage. We saw in Part 2 how we can see the pulse as our ‘tonal center’, in terms of rhythm. Also how subdivisions and rhythmic detail …

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A HARMONIC VIEW OF RHYTHM: PART 2 of 3

September 16, 2020September 26, 2021 admin Leave a comment

In Part 1 we looked at where rhythm lies on the frequency spectrum, and what function it serves in comparison with the main branches of harmony. In this part, we’ll lay some fundamental groundwork in terms of rhythmic perception. PERCEPTION OF PULSE AND POLYRHYTHMS What we perceive to be the pulse, is our rhythmic ‘tonal …

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A HARMONIC VIEW OF RHYTHM: PART 1 of 3

September 14, 2020September 26, 2021 admin Leave a comment

INTRODUCTION This whole journey started for me with hearing one statement: “Rhythm is just harmony slowed down” From there, with some basic knowledge of physics, you can start seeing a) how this is the case, and b) how you can start applying all the centuries of study on harmonic theory and composition, to rhythmic composition. …

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Microtiming: Degrees of Swing, Reverse Swing, and Compound Swing.

August 12, 2020September 24, 2021 admin 1 Comment

Introduction Using the grid Reverse swing Compound swing Conclusion Most musicians are aware of the idea of ‘swing’ as off-beats lying somewhere between the triplet grid and the quaver grid. Somewhere ‘in the cracks’ between and Close to but not exactly The way this is usually learnt is by ear, listening & playing along to …

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Using Harmonic Polyrhythms

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 admin 4 Comments

Sharing my thoughts on this has been getting pushed down my to-do list for a long time, and after seeing both Adam’s video and both Dan and Brad‘s blog posts explaining the foundational ideas of it so well I thought it was about time I add to the conversation… First of all a little summary …

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