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1,000 Ways to Practice a Single Page - Part 2: More Rhythmic Interpretations

In Part 1 of this series, we began exploring different approaches to utilize and practice a single page of rhythm. We started on the snare with 16th-note subdivisions while accenting the rhythms on the page. In this lesson we’ll take…

Libor Hadrava
Feb 23, 2017

A New Perspective - Part 2: Three-Over-Two Linear Polyrhythms

The three-over-two polyrhythm is made up of two contrasting rhythms (three equally spaced notes over two equally spaced notes) that are played simultaneously. We can build this polyrhythm by choosing one subdivision to act as a common denominator between the…

Aaron Edgar
Feb 23, 2017
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