Questions tagged [rhythm]
Movement or procedure with uniform or patterned recurrence of a beat, accent, or the like.
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How much is convention when it comes to time signatures?
I know that in 3/4 you group eights by two and in 6/8 you group them by three.
My question is simply, is this simply a convention or could I derive this from the time signature itself somehow? Or is ...
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Notating using ties on a 4/4 music
I am required to notate a note that is played on the 'and' of 1 and ring for the remaining beats of a 4/4 measure.
My choices is:
I use a quaver rest followed by a quaver tied to a dotted minim in ...
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If there are examples of good music that break out of the “4 measures” mold? [closed]
Tool does a great job of stepping out of the 4/4 time signature, like in their 33/16 pneuma song. However, they still (for the most part) play 4 measures of this 33/16, or 8 or some multiple of 4. Why ...
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How do I count this rhythm I'm playing?
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YDxs6vwSXQ6LcNns9
This is how I strum for the Beatles I Feel Fine
How would you count this rhythm?
Is it swung a bit?
I'm trying to learn to count to get a better grasp on ...
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Rapping - Flow Control, Interacting with the beat
I'm have difficulty with my flow(s). My main problem is being able to consciously control where I place my syllables within the beat. I'm guessing I don't have enough practice with the timing of the ...
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Bar lines in wrong place after removing staff lines
I need to set a rhythm-only piece in lilypond without staff lines. The following almost works but it puts the bar lines in the wrong place. It thinks I'm in 4/4 when I set it to 3/4.
\score {
\new ...
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How to I represent 5 eighth-notes as one note?
In a bar of 5/4 there are: 4 sixteenth notes (1 beat), a dotted quarter note (1.5 beats) which leaves me with representing 2.5 beats as one note (not a half note tied to an eighth note or other tied ...
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Why is alternating kick and snare so common in beats?
I've been messing with finger drumming with midi controllers, and one thing I've noticed time after time is how prevalent alternating kick/snare. Especially Kick on Beats 1 and 3, and Snare on Beats 2 ...
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Are the drum patterns in songs comprised of rudiments?
I've been trying to get some basic understanding of drumming. The first thing I came across is rudiments. Some have likened it to practicing scales for melodic instruments.
But I was wondering if ...
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What are Upbeats and Downbeats in a 16 Step Sequencer?
I'm trying to figure out the terminology of upbeats and downbeats in regards to a step sequencer. In this image of a 16 step sequencer, each box represents 1/16 of a measure:
Is it correct to say ...
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To what exactly does the Note Value refer?
I'm starting to learn Music Theory and I don't really understand time signatures.
Let's say we have time sig 3/4, so one beat is 1/4, means one 1/4 note is a beat, or a 128th of a Minute at 128 BPM.
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Can we really detect the difference between a couple of BPMs?
My question relates to our capacity (trained or untrained) of detecting differences between two frequencies. In harmony, the analogue to our capacity of detecting the difference between two tones/...
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Two voices for a solo singer written in a sheet music
I was reading the score for Mozart’s insertion aria for his own opera Idomeneo “Non Temer Amato Bene”, K. 490. In it, Idomeneo’s son Idamante (scored for soprano; trouser role) expresses his undying ...
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Help with playing 32nd-note tuplets
I don't understand the tuplet and how it works. I know it is a quintuplet from the number five, but playing it with the metronome is frustrating, because i don't know how to tackle it.
If someone can ...
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What are these numbers after “MM, Bowing and Rhythm”?
This Scales practice schedule from violin masterclass has numbers after MM, Bowing and Rhythm means. What do they mean?
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Resolution in rhythm
People talk a lot about harmonic function (such as harmonic resolution). I don't really understand it and I understand that there are debates about correct analyses, developments, crazes, etc, but ...
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how to write 32nd notes and rests [closed]
Hi can someone please tell me if I have written either of these correctly? If not please can someone correct me. Thank you!
EDIT: In case the question was not clear to anybody let me rephrase:
Can ...
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Does anybody know what is the timing of 'under the bridge' guitar intro riff? [closed]
Not sure how do I count the Under the bridge chord riff (starting with E major). I think I can play it right and I can feel the sort of the song and play but when I start to count I am not sure if I ...
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What is the name of the guitar accompaniment in this song?
I'm a beginner in guitar playing. I come across this type of accompaniment (specifically the rhythm on the right hand) frequently in songs and really like it but don't know what it's called to search ...
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Difference between Indian and English lyricism besides language?
Suppose we sing or rap about dark themes (depression, alcohol, drugs, violence, sex) similar to modern American music from 1970-present day in Hindi, Punjabi, Tamil, or Malayalam over Indian classical-...
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Does this technique that deals with syllable meters have a name?
On the poem extract below I noticed the following technique and it sounded really familiar, reminding me of punk rock songs and some strong man speeches (I know this is super vague, if I remember any ...
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Cheat sheet for music theory - where can I find it? [closed]
Is there a downloadable cheat sheet for music theory? (about basic terms and nomenclatura)
Edit: ... as basic information for absolute beginners, like I gave to pupils of secondary school. Maybe for ...
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“Push” chords in a bossa nova
I am struggling to learn the bossa rhythm for the song Black Narcissus.My version of this song has a B flat 7 flat 5 chord in the “4 and “ position of bar one. This chord repeats in the first two ...
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You are the sunshine of my life: how is this off-beat singing called?
Stevie Wonder sings in a typical style I‘d like to know the english term. I wonder as I wander through Stevie Wonders style. What is this style called?
Just syncopated?
And when came this style up? (...
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How long is a beat in seconds?
I wanna make a Minecraft noteblock song, and don't know how long a beat is in seconds (4/4). I know that 10 redstone ticks are in one second. I can use repeaters as rests, but I need to set the delay ...
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Dotted Rhythm in Dance
The Wikipedia article on Beethoven's 7th symphony talks about how "the work as a whole is known for its use of rhythmic devices suggestive of a dance, such as dotted rhythm" and "[the Vivace] is ...
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What is the rhythmic displacement I hear in the verse of Thriller?
I have long struggled to articulate why I always feel a sense of rhythmic surprise and unease when the verse of Thriller breaks in over the bassline vamp, roughly [0:50 - 1:06] in the song.
If you ...
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Is there a name for a beat/tempo that can be interpreted as being in two different times
I am not a musician, I don't read music and I don't actually play any instruments. However (and sorry if this sounds stupid) I'm a very good dancer and believe I have a good ear and feeling for tempo ...
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Benefits of using a drum backing track when practicing? [duplicate]
I've been practicing my oud and using the following backing track. I'm wondering if anyone has been using a rhythmic/drum backing track and what benefits have you seen versus not using one? (Doesn't ...
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What are some good techniques (tips and tricks) to practice Melodic and Rhythmic dictation that isn't really basic? [closed]
I find that a lot of the techniques I use to practice melodic and rhythmic dictation are good but often stay at a really basic level. I want to get better at it but it's hard to stay focused when you ...
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How to stay on beat [duplicate]
I've been told my beats are off beat.
How exactly do you stay on beat and how do you use the metronome to help you? I've been searching heaps but there's no videos or any sites that explain it ...
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what mathematical rules can we use to generate paradiddles? [closed]
What mathematical rules can we use to generate (single, double, triple) paradiddles? Perhaps even paradiddles with odd meters.
thanks! k
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Is it best to use a tie when using 8th notes off the beat?
I am notating my bongos in 4/4 and if you look at the last two bars, they are almost the same. Can you please help me by telling me if the 3rd or 4th bar would be more correct? It seems silly using a ...
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How should I play a measure where one of the voices doesn't add up to the time signature but the other does? [duplicate]
I'm sorry if the picture isn't clear. It is in 4/4 time and the two notes with downward facing stems (which I assume are a separate voice) are dotted quarter notes.
Edit: Attempt to clear the ...
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Why does the high e string on my electric guitar make a click when ever I play an upstrum [duplicate]
The high e string makes a click sound whenever I upstrum or pick it on my stratocaster, is this normal or am I doing something wrong the click goes away when i use both the middle and bridge pick up ...
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Is the beaming of this score following a vocal practice or it is just outdated and obscuring the beat?
The source is c.1770...
https://imslp.org/wiki/Scots_Songs_for_Voice_and_Harpsichord_(Bremner%2C_Robert)
...first book.
I can see that the beaming matches the words of the vocal part. But it ...
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What makes two dances that share the same meter and a similar tempo different?
Common practice music employs only a small handful of time signatures, but there is a multitude of different dances. The steps are different. But is there something other than meter and tempo that ...
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Scansion. Vocabulary
So I'm trying to get into poetry and using scansion to understand I guess the rhythm. MY question is what do you call it when you have a line with different stresses and unstressed syllables?
For ...
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Why are these two versions of the hymn different?
This is "A mighty fortress is our God". Two versions: The one with lyrics is taken from the 1939 Church of Sweden chorale book, the other from a book on how to play the organ.
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How can I count steady while also playing a non-steady rhythm?
I'm trying to arrange a song, but I'm running into trouble with figuring out the rhythm. I can tap out the rhythm perfectly fine but when I try tapping out the rhythm I can't count steady. I'm ...
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What was the shortest note length commonly used during baroque period?
Eighth and sixteenth notes were obviously common enough. I've also seen some examples of 1/32 and 1/64 (link). Were 1/32 and 1/64 used frequently? And what was the shortest note length commonly used ...
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What are these kinds of rhythms called? [duplicate]
I've noticed that these kinds of rhythms seem to be extremely common in popular music:
X: 1
M: 4/4
L: 1/16
K: C
c3c3c2 c3c3c2|c3c3c3c3c2c2|
The example in the first bar appears to be a 2 over 3 ...
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Rhythm or Laya in Bansuri
I am struggling with the concept of Rhythm or Laya in Bansuri
Right now, understand that Laya is the speed at which notes are played one after another.
But how do I read Bansuri notes such that I ...
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Is 1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a timing notation commonly used and understood?
I've found "1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a" notation is often used to describe ballroom step timing, but I've not found any authoritative source for it. It even looks like a recent invention for the ...
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Practice timing and general drumming skills
6-7 years ago, I started learning how to drum. However, I was a kid, and whenever I played or even had a lesson, it basically just ended in my trying to learn to play whatever rhythms of whatever ...
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Why use cross notes in sheet music for hip hop tracks?
This is an excerpt from the sheet music for a song by Eminem. What do the cross notes mean, and what is their purpose? Why not use normal notes? (I see this frequently in hip-hop sheet music.)
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Rhythm non-standard notation
I have read this paragraph a couple of times, but I haven't really had a light bulb moment.
My interpretation is that the upper example wants one to play
In bar 1: four beats of ones own choosing
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How to correct a shifted beat on the bandstand?
Had a potential train wreck happen at a dance performance last weekend.
The piece we were playing was 2/4 with the accented (strong) beat on 1 but with a lot of improvisation. It's a 5 piece band: ...
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Is there a catalog of different rhythms? [closed]
The melodies I've been writing have been good in terms of notes and chord progressions, but they lack interesting rhythms. Some examples of good rhythms that are interesting are DROELOE's Kintsugi ...
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Counting in 8 rather than 4/4
Why do modern dance schools sometimes count in eighths, as in 5 6 7 8 ?
My question is really whether they are translating 4/4 into 8/8?
Can a time signature be written
8 /8 ?
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