End of the Quarter!

Greetings Everyone,

This was a great class. I really enjoyed it and I hope you all got something out of it. It was my first time teaching it so I was caught a little off guard but I think we all did quite well especially with the tools we had.

By the way, everyone got this one wrong so here it is:

Cross-rhythm

You have to start with

duple   a binary (duple) division of the basic meter (not the pulse)    i.e.   2/4

triple    an tertiary (triple) division of the meter (not the pulse)                    3/4

Additive:    adding a binary and a tertiary together as a linear meter to create an irregular meter (2 + 3)   i.e.    123   123  12 12 12   (two 3's followed by 3 2's. for a total of 12. Could be written in 12/8)


Now, a Cross-rhythm  is when one percussion section is playing in duple, and the other in tripe, at the same time. They take their cues from a "clave" ( of one kind or another, that's the Afro-Cuban name for it) that keeps the basic pulse and suggests where thee threes and the twos can be played on.

So it's not 3 plus 2, it's 3 AGAINST or OVER 2 (or visa versa)

It's not just two different rhythms played at the same time. That's just random. It's a very precise and a very sophisticated use of rhythm and it is characteristic of Sub-Saharan music, especially the sacred possession music.

HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!