Ricardo -> RE: Bulerías basic timekeeping. (Dec. 16 2004 2:18:54)
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Yeah it is confusing because you don't know time signatures in music. For ME numbers = beats. Here try this. Rumba or Tangos=1&2&. Tap your foot on 1,2, clap"&2&". That is it. Now, same speed: Bulerias= 1&2&3&. Tap your foot on 1,2,3, clap "&2&3&". Get it? For both you emphasize the "&'s" w/ the palmas, especially the "&" after beat 2. Both examples can be looked at as a "half compas", but are in fact the fundamental beat patterns. There are different ways to feel numbers, and rhythm is simple math. For me, most rhythms are easy once you know where your quarter note or beat is, how many are repeating in a single phrase, and the tempo(bpm). Arguing about what to name the subdivision is just semantics. People get confused about the term "two's" because you don't define them. Is it 1,2,1,2,1,2 (3/4)? Or 1,2,3, 2,2,3(6/8)? Or 1,2,3,4,5,6, 2,2,3,4,5,6(12/8)? That is why if you introduce "&" as a subdivision, it is easy to distinguish the NUMBER of beats in a cycle w/ actual NUMBERS. Ricardo
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