Throughout the ages mathematicians have sought out patterns of numbers This is because humans are drawn to patterns and find their regularity and repetition comforting The same is true of musicians and the music they create or play ID: 549474
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Metrical Patterns and Melodic RhythmsSlide2
Throughout the ages, mathematicians have sought out patterns of numbers. This is because humans are drawn to patterns and find their regularity and repetition comforting. The same is true of musicians and the music they create or play.
Ted Ed talk on patterns and rhythms in music:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lo8EomDrwA
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(for those of you who had no idea what song the Ted Ed video):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8N_tupPBtWQSlide3
Mixing Meters
-Composers sometimes mix meters to create an interesting rhythmic organization in their music. This is true of some classical compositions and of the traditional and popular music associated with many cultures.
-Sometimes, two music categories merge. A good example of this is in the music of
Russsian
classical composer Nicolai Rimsky-
Korsavov
. Many of his pieces, which employ mixed meters, draw on the traditional music of his Eastern European homeland.
Procession of the Nobles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBdKlNsuPd4
Hear the example go from triple, to duple, then back to triple.
As you listen to the music, clap on the accent beats and pat your hands on your legs for the others.Slide4
Melodic Rhythm
-Sometimes, the rhythm pattern of a composition’s melody is so distinctive that you can “hear” the melody just by clapping it.
-try clapping the rhythm to “Happy Birthday”, but don’t sing it at the same time. Notice you can still sense what the piece is without the additional element of pitch.
Ludwig van Beethoven used a simple melodic rhythm for the opening section of the Second Movement of his
Symphony No. 7.
-Listen to the music first, then tap the rhythmic pattern at the beginning of the piece.
Beethoven’s
Symphony No. 7, Second Movement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J12zprD7V1kSlide5