Questions tagged [rhythm]
Movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
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How does the Kodaly rhythm method handle rests?
I am intrigued by the simplicity of Kodaly's 'rhythmic imitation' method which supports the lyric flow.
And, I have been investigating how Kodaly would have equally imitated the 'rest' values with the ...
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Dotted rests and rhythm
Suppose I have a 9/8 time signature and I need to a put a rest somewhere which is worth a dotted crotchet (quarter note). Do I write a crochet (quarter note) rest with a dot, or do I write a crochet (...
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Placing rest symbols according the convention of the time signature
I am preparing for a music school entry exam and I am given following problem:
In the following example, place the missing rest symbols in the brackets. It's possible, that you have to write down ...
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How to represent beams broken with rests in LilyPond
I'm trying to write the following in LilyPond notation:
As shown in the circled parts of the image, there are two different ways of representing a beam that spans a sixteenth note – a sixteenth rest –...
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Tab. timing inaccuracies [closed]
In a lot of tab. (for guitar/bass) there is no indication referring to timing. The numbers will obviously refer to string/fret for each note to be played, but when each note is played is somewhat ...
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Can you put one demisemiquaver rest inside a group of 4 demisemiquavers?
I did a picture with 2 examples so you guys can see what I mean. Please can you tell me if blue or red is better?
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Beams broken/unbroken with rests - meaning and usage
Shown in the circled parts of the image, are two different ways of representing a beam that spans a sixteenth note - a sixteenth rest - a sixteenth note:
In one of them, the beam is broken at the ...
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Difference between half note and quarternote with quarter rest
This may seem like a very stupid question, but I am just learning music by myself. I want to understand what is the difference between (1) playing a half note and (2) playing a quarter note and a ...
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What would the British name of a 1073741824th note be?
The wikipedia page for a 256th note (demisemihemidemisemiquaver) talks about a 1073741824th note. This note seems to only be supported by the LilyPond software.
I'm guessing that since such a note is ...
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How do you count many bars of silence (rests)?
Playing in a jazz band there are often 5, 6, or 8 bars of silence. This is no problem as I can count them on my fingers. But how do I count larger rests, for example 52, 112, or even longer rests, as ...
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Syncopation and Dotted Rhythms
What is the difference between dotted rhythms and syncopated rhythms?
Is there any difference?
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What is this "┌─3─┐" notation called? What is the count? [duplicate]
I am trying to help my wife work out the naming of this notation. Its from the Doctor Who theme and is accompanied after some triplets for the trumpets
Measure is 4 beats, what is the count?
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Can a rest count as a musical accent?
I remember reading somewhere (I don't know where) that a rest counts as a musical accent. Is this true?
If so, then for example, when can I rest in 4/4 for an instrumental piece?
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History of triplets
I was wondering about triplets : when and where were they used for the first time in scores? More generally, when were triplets used significantly (i.e. not one single time on one particular score, ...
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Guitar foot tapping goes haywire when I accent beats
I'm learning to tap my foot to the pulse but my foot does a jerk when I accent a beat while strumming. Is this okay or should I try to keep my foot as steady as possible and how can I do it?
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What is the correct rest grouping in 6/4 time?
From an ABRSM test paper (G5)
The last rest is incorrect according to the answer. However to me it divides the dotted minim beat into 2+1 for compound time and appears correct.
What is wrong with it ...
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How can I identify a type of dance which goes with a specific music?
If I hear a certain piece of music, how can I identify an ideal dance for it?
For example, I would like to assign this song to a dance but I do not know how. I am guessing Foxtrot? But that’s just a ...
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Lower voice in Chopin's Nocturne Op 9 No 1 not adding up to 6/4 time signature
I wanted to learn Chopin's Nocturne Op 9 No 1. In most cases, the note values add up to the time signature of 6/4. However, in measure 6 of the right hand part, I counted the note values of the lower ...
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How is it that 12 eighth notes fit in a measure labeled as common time?
I am looking at Franz Liszt's Consolation S.172 No.3. I have checked out two different music scores of the same composition and they both have the same time signature (standard), however the base line ...
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Word for part of a beat
I'm writing an article describing the musical tradition of a particular culture, but I'm at a loss for general terms for durations shorter than a beat. Simple prolation (such as 2/4 or 3/4) divides a ...
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Dotted quarter or tied notes
I know in 4/4 you are supposed to clearly indicate beats 1 and 3 in the measure, but does this apply to beat 2 as well? I am transcribing a song on piano and don't know which version of this measure ...
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What exactly does a 3 mean over a quarter note and an 8th note?
There is an eighth note followed by a quarter note, and above them is a little overarching bracket with a little 3 in it. I know this has something to do with the timing, but I have no idea what.
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How should I count a quintuplet over an eighth note? [duplicate]
I'm in the process of learning Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, and in measure 49 and beyond there are several instances of quintuplets over eighth notes. For example:
I'm not quite sure how to count ...
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Where do metrical accents come from?
I'm still trying to wrap my head around time signatures, but I think I'm stuck on where these metrical accents come from. For example, in 4/4, we say the main beats are Strong-Weak-Less Strong-Weak.
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How to play the 1/32-notes rhythmically relative to the base voice in Leiki Ueda's "Chronicles of Narnia"? [duplicate]
I am trying to figure out how to play the following 1/32 notes (in green) in Leiki Ueda's rendition of "The Chronicles of Narnia – The Battle".
My intuition would be to start them on the ...
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Is there a specific name for this cadence melody?
The trill or any ornamentation is optional but seems like it is usually there. I am familiar with this melody more generally as part of an authentic cadence, but this particular rhythm seems very ...
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What is rhythmic counterpoint?
Apparently, poly-meter creates "rhythmic" counterpoint. What does this mean? Nothing online shows anything. What are other effects of poly-meter?
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Problems with notation in 6/8 and dotted sixteenth
I have been practicing with the Stick Control book by George Lawrence Stone. After a while it starts with the 6/8 time signature, but then I ran into some notation that I can't quite understand. If ...
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How to play triplet quarters against quarters
I want to know how to count this piece and play it correctly as I don't know how to integrate both hands correctly.
piece:https://musescore.com/user/10943216/scores/7018957
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Help With Dragging
I have played a few instruments (Piano, Drums and Saxophone) and I have noticed across them all that I have a tendency to drag, or play slightly behind the beat.
I think that mentally I am using the ...
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Why is the last semiquaver outside the last triplet of the measure?
The following measure is from "Clair De Lune ~ Adagio Sostenuto de la Sonata Op. 27 N. 2 De Beethoven", guitar sheet music .
Correct me if I'm wrong but the last semiquaver isn't going to ...
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Is it true that classical musicians are not rhythmical?
I keep hearing that classical musicians are not rhythmical, that they have problems with complicated rhythm patterns. I especially hear it often from jazz musicians. Is that true? If yes, how is that ...
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What pickup time signature is this [closed]
How can you have an eighth note quadruplet and three eighth notes after. And how can you have a quadruplet with a dotted half note and two quarter notes?
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How should I read the timing on this measure of Rachmaninoff 32 10?
I'm working on Rachmaninoff's piano prelude Op 32 No 10, and I'm having trouble combining the left and right hand on m. 47 (screenshot below).
Basically, I can't figure out which right hand notes line ...
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two hands playing different things - how do you feel or hear or pronounce it?
I'm playing djembe for 4 years, and now trying to play dun-duns. Basically, it's two sticks and two drums or a bell+drum for now.
I'm trying to learn some rhythm in which the bell on the left hand and ...
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Notating Sheet Music with Strict Tempo for Accompaniment but Rubato for Vocalist
I have some sheet music for vocal + piano accompaniment where I want to notate that the vocalist should feel out the rhythms and phrases and sing expressively while the pianist maintains a steady ...
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The Actual Purpose of the Bottom Number in Time Signatures [duplicate]
I understand that 4/4 time signatures mean that there are 4 beats per measure, and that those beats are quarter notes. However this is the point where I get confused as I’ve listened to and have seen ...
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I am a singer who has problems with tempo
I'm a singer and I have a decent voice. But I'm getting really frustrated because I can't seem to get my timing right while singing during live performances.
I have no problem singing along with a ...
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What is the correct term for "front swing" or "front shuffle"?
Swing and shuffle are generally defined as moving the off-beat closer to the end of the measure. What's the reverse of this?
What is it called when the off/up beat is moved closer to the beginning of ...
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Is there a notation for borrowing a beat from the next measure?
First off, just to be clear, this is a purely historical/theoretical question. In the example I'm going to give, I think it would universally be considered clearer just to write it in 4/4, maybe with ...
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Why did Shostakovich use such long note values for such fast notes?
I've loved Shostakovich's 8th quartet for ages but only just now looked at the score. I imagined the second movement would be a sea of black notes given its breakneck pace and was shocked to see that ...
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Is there any name or theory around every other chord changing "early", on the four-beat?
Is there a name for the following chord change rhythm? I was trying to see if I could make an acoustic-strummed version of "King of Wishful Thinking" sound good, and I couldn't help but ...
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Out of phase with pulse
It is moderately easy for me to match the tempo of the pulse of music with my movement (e.g. clapping, instrument, dance). However, I find it immensely difficult to lock into phase of that pulse. What ...
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cut time vs common time [duplicate]
i understand that 2/2 or cut time has 2 beats as opposed to 4/4 or common time, but how does this actually sound different?
if you took a piece and played if it was notated as being 4/4 and then ...
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Clair De Lune - Un poco mosso section rhythm problem
I count the beats as 1 o let, 2 o let, 3 o let, instead of 123456789. For the duplets, I count them as 1 o and let, with a very fast 'and'. I am now on the un poco mosso section and don't know the ...
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Why are time signatures with 7 in the numerator less common?
The time signature 7/8, as well as other time signatures with 7 in the numerator, are less common. However, I have two reasons why this should not be true:
9 is commonly used in the numerator of time ...
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Does the rhythm act as a catch-all category in variation changes [closed]
Isn't rhythm by itself a categorical term in theme and variations
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Varying rhythms on bass
I've gotten into something of a bad habit in which I either play things in a steady rhythm, in triplets, or galloping, but without much variation, and I feel like I'm stagnating. What are some good ...
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