Rhythm Research, Analysis, and Recording Project TEMPLATE

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Summary

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My First HookTheory Rhythm (Beat)

HookTheory Drum Tutorial

Notes from Howard Goodall’s Rhythm Video

Watch How Rhythm Works (47 minutes)

CueNotes
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Summary

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Rhythm Composition Terms and Definitions

  • Rhythm comes from natural things
  • rhythm is even in music when you can’t hear it
  • most beats are divided by 2,3, or 4
  • accent, pulse, sub-division
  • accents can put emphasis on one or two notes to make it sound very different
  • syncopation is a musical slight of hand that makes it sound more mischievous and playful
  • the elastication of syncopation became jazz
  • cross-rhythm is music’s party trick. its the overlay of one pattern over another
  • in Cuban music, the melody and bass line are ahead
  • the Latin push has become very common nowadays

One of My Favorite Rhythms (Beats)

  • Find one of your favorite rhythms Hook Theory Tab Index of Songs
  • Place a screenshot of the chords from HookTheory
  • Embed a clean version of this song from YouTube
  • In writing, describe why you like this chord progression, and identify the musical key, tonic chord, and tension chords
    • What do you notice about the chord structure/pattern of the theme of the progression?
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Play with Funklet

Export a MIDI File from Funklet

Explore Expanded DAW Drumming Options

My Second HookTheory Rhythm (Beats)

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  • Link to a .mp3 file of your second rhythm from HookTheory
  • Write a brief reflection about this rhythm. What do you like about it?
    • Where did you raise tension or suspense in the rhythm structure?
    • Where did you resolve tension in the rhythm?
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What I Learned & Problems I Solved

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Grammar and Spelling

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Editor

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Resources