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A New Perspective - Displacing Three-Over-Four Polyrhythms

A three-over-four polyrhythm is comprised of sets of three equally spaced notes and four equally spaced notes that occupy the same timeframe. Typically both sides of the polyrhythm start together on the same note and utilize the same subdivision. If…

Aaron Edgar
May 31, 2017

Triplet Fill Concepts - Part 1: Three Over Four

Welcome to the first of three lessons in our “Triplet Fill Concepts” series. In this part, I’m going to show you how to play some simple three-over-four ideas using accents over triplets. TO READ THE FULL STORY: LOG IN Digital…

John Xepoleas
Feb 23, 2017