- TITLE THIS BLOG POST: Rhythm Research, Analysis, and Recording Project
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Summary
- In a small paragraph, write WHAT THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT. Your audience is someone who is not in the class. So, be specific.
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My First HookTheory Rhythm (Beat)
- Watch these HookTheory Drumming Tutorials
- Part 1 – Drum Arrangements Made Simple
- Part 2 – Arranging Drums in Hookpad
- Part 3 – Advanced Drum Arrangements in Hookpad
- Add drums to your 8-measure melody and chord progression combination
- Place a screenshot of your 8-measure rhythm from hookpad.hooktheory.com
- Link to a .mp3 file of your first HookTheory melody, chord progression, and rhythm that you exported from hookpad.hooktheory.com
- Write a brief reflection about this rhythm.
- What do you like about it?
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Notes from Howard Goodall’s Rhythm Video
Watch How Rhythm Works (47 minutes)
| Cue | Notes |
| Write your questions here… | Write your notes here… |
Summary
Summarize what you learned from the video here..
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
- Soundtrap Tutorial 1 (2020) – Make a basic drum beat
- GarageBand – How To Use Drummer
- If you are ready to really learn more about Garageband, watch these GarageBand 10 Tutorials
My Second HookTheory Rhythm (Beats)
- Place a screenshot of the chords from HookTheory
- 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
- Write what you LEARNED from the research, analysis, and rhythm (beats) creation parts of this project
- Explain how you SOLVED AT LEAST ONE PROBLEM
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Grammar and Spelling
- Write what tool(s) did you use to check your spelling and grammar?
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Editor
- Who was your editor?
- Write their first name only
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Resources
- Watch Mr. Le Duc’s Tutorial for Exporting and Importing MIDI Files with Funklet, HookLab, and Soundtrap, if you get stuck with any of these steps.