Rhythm explained Daniel Laberge

Rhythm exercise 4-5s

Only the second event

Figures used in rhythm exercise 4-5s

Graphic representation

Graphic representation

This figure compared to the master figure

This figure compared to the master figure

Mental description

The second

Usage of this figure

This figure, and the one in the following exercise, comprise secondary sixteenth note syncopations, that is, with no support from the beat.

A figure like this one, containing only one long note on the second sixteenth note, has long been unpopular.

You won't find it much in classical music.
It was one of the last two figures to be accepted into popular culture during the rhythm revolution of the 1970s-80s period.

How to perform

 this figure

A: Start by doing this rhythm, using the syllable "Ta".

How to perform this figure

B: Transform the first, third and fourth "Ta" into a "Tu".

How to perform this figure

C: Eliminate the "Tu".

How to perform this figure

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Exercise 4-5s
Tempo 60 bpm

Exercise 4-5s
Tempo 75 bpm

Exercise 4-5s
Tempo 90 bpm

Exercise 4-5s
Complete score

Tempo 60

Tempo 75

Tempo 90

Score of rhythm exercise 4-5s

A complete overview of rhythm

Rhythm explained
Figures used in rhythm exercise 4-5s
Graphic representation
This figure compared to the master figure
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Score of rhythm exercise 4-5s
Double-swing
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