Rhythm exercise 4-6
The first two and the last
Graphic representation
This figure compared to the master figure
Mental description
One short, one long, one short
Usage of this figure
Here is another figure that appeared, in popular culture, in the twentieth century, but mostly during the rhythmic revolution of the 1970s.
It is almost totally absent in classical music.
With its long note on the second sixteenth note, here is one more musical anapaest.
It was considered as an upside-down rhythm until very recently.
Eighth note and sixteenth note syncopations
This figure, along with the one in exercise 4-5, comprise sixteenth note syncopations.
These syncopations are comparable with the eighth note ones we've seen (in exercises 2-4 and 2-5), except that they go twice faster.
Eighth note syncopations (left) and their sixteenth note counterparts
How to perform
this figure
A: Start by doing this rhythm, using the syllable "Ta".
B: Transform the third "Ta" into a "Tu".
C: Eliminate the "Tu".
Audio renditions
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Exercise 4-6
Tempo 70 bpm
Exercise 4-6
Tempo 90 bpm
Exercise 4-6
Tempo 110 bpm
Exercise 4-6
Complete score
Tempo 70
Tempo 90
Tempo 110
A complete overview of rhythm