Virgil
12-08-2004, 12:56 PM
Some of the ideas I present here offer another angle to the thoughts running through my mind as I'm developing a solo. I wanted to give the audience some insight into how I can push a rhythm around, and mold it into different shapes, therefore taking the listener on a journey.
These examples may or may not be exactly as they are output in performance, but the concepts are applicable in any way you can think of.
<img src="images/!charts/designingrhythms-a.gif">
There are two stages in the following modulation. Firstly the 1/16 notes above (ex.1&2) become 1/8 note triplets, and the meter changes from the native 5/16, to 4/4.
Essentially, the sound remains the same while the left hand and left foot are still spaced 5 beats apart, as they are in example 2. However your perception changes drastically. (Playing ex. 3 & 4 consecutively will define the modulation, and will re-define the perception for the audience).
<img src="images/!charts/designingrhythms-b.gif">
The foundation of the modulation has now been established. The challenge remains to break away from the basic groove with the left side, and improvise.
<img src="images/!charts/designingrhythms-c.gif">
<img src="images/!charts/designingrhythms-d.gif">
These examples may or may not be exactly as they are output in performance, but the concepts are applicable in any way you can think of.
<img src="images/!charts/designingrhythms-a.gif">
There are two stages in the following modulation. Firstly the 1/16 notes above (ex.1&2) become 1/8 note triplets, and the meter changes from the native 5/16, to 4/4.
Essentially, the sound remains the same while the left hand and left foot are still spaced 5 beats apart, as they are in example 2. However your perception changes drastically. (Playing ex. 3 & 4 consecutively will define the modulation, and will re-define the perception for the audience).
<img src="images/!charts/designingrhythms-b.gif">
The foundation of the modulation has now been established. The challenge remains to break away from the basic groove with the left side, and improvise.
<img src="images/!charts/designingrhythms-c.gif">
<img src="images/!charts/designingrhythms-d.gif">