I use the word feel to help us become the best we can possibly be!įrom a dry aspect we can consider swing vs. Note Values Chart - displaying 6 different note values.Īll note/rest types can occur in triplet form.Īll note/rest types can occur with dots following, which elongate (for an additional half of the value of the note attached to).
Sixteenth, thirty-second, sixty-fourth, and so on, are smaller beat subdivisions. Whole, half, quarter, and eighth are the top tier note values. Most American (and Western) genres count to 4 repeatedly.Ī 4/4 time signature, the most popular, means that four quarter notes complete a measure. Meter refers to a standard way musicians collectively count a song. 120 bpm would be two clicks per second (dancy). So 60 bpm is one count per second (slow). Tempo is measured as beats per minute (bpm)…how fast or slow the beats of a song are counted. There are 4 rhythmic subjects I’d like us to discuss: tempo, meter, note values, and feel. This is the case at every ability level: beginner to master. Performing rhythm well is what separates entertainment from the a-rhythmic sound of practicing. Rhythm is the song’s driving force, the part that enables motion, the heartbeat. I think rhythm is the most crucial element to master, so let’s start there. Let’s think of music’s sound as the two wheels of a bike:Īndy’s 2-wheel view of music Rhythm: driver So I’d like to share with you my breakdown of the parts that deserve the greatest attention: rhythm (the beat) and pitched scales (the melody, chords, and bass). I suggest we chunk information always keeping in mind the anatomy of a song while we study music. The key signature designates the (do-re-mi) scale used, the Y-axis (vertical).
The time signature defines the song’s rhythmic aspect, consider it an X-axis (horizontal). I plan to create separate posts diving into these topics more deeply, but wanted to use these two ideas as the foundation for this discussion. Written Music as a GuideĪt the beginning of a transcribed piece of music, two main components are labeled as signatures: the time signature and the key signature. Recognizing song anatomy puts wind in our sails and guides the efficiency of our practice time. As students of music, how do we effectively focus our thoughts as we sail the vast oceans of sound? Let’s consider the idea of breaking songs down into smaller parts, which I will call song anatomy.
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