POLYRHYTHM- Learn and MASTER 3:4 and 4:3 [MUSIC THEORY - RHYTHM- COUNTING]
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Published 2019-01-23
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I have been so scared to make this video- It's a really hard topic to learn and teach, and there's not much interest in the topic. HOWEVER I feel that polyrhythm is a fantasticly fun and productive concept to practice. In this video, we learn about what polyrhythm is, then learn about resultant and composite rhythms and how they can help us learn to perform a 3:4 polyrhythm.
We go way beyond just "passing the golden butter" in this video to explore the musical aspects of these rhythms and how we can apply them in real world scenarios, with a significant stress on how a polyrhythm can be interpreted two different ways with two different dominant beats.
If you like progressive rock, djent, math metal, indian music, or anything else that is hard to dance to, you'll probably enjoy working with this concept. I wish you the best of luck with this one- it's tough stuff!
If you're curious what a polyrhythm sounds like you can skip to the example at 13:02
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Table of Contents:
00:00 Intro
00:22 What Are Polyrhythms?
01:53 Composite Rhythms
04:00 The Dominant Three
07:01 The Dominant Four
10:59 Finger-Style Polyrhythms
13:11 Wrapping Up
All Comments (21)
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Some additional notes- 12/8 is the king of signatures for creating a 3:4 polyrhythm. Try creating a melody or riff in 12/8 then experiment with the rhythm section switching between either steady 3 or steady 4, or BOTH at the same time. Also, polymeters CREATE polyrhythms if you remove the "in between" notes. Watch my video on polymeter and you'll see the relationship- if you play the FIRST NOTE of every polymetric section, what you have is a polyrhythm!
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This is just one of the best music education videos out there. Huge high fives!!!
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I am a professional West African drum instructor. That said, I'm thoroughly impressed by the simplistic yet conclusive way you introduced polyrhythms here. You are a phenomenal instructor of music!
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This guy is so good, not only can he talk while playing polyrhythms, when he plays 4/4 guitar over them he burst into flames! Good stuff.
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"What's my purpose?" "You pass the stinking butter."
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By far the best practical explanation of polyrhythms I'ver ever seen. Musicians tend to be pretty bad at explaining things easily. This guy is an exception. I'm sure he's an excellent musician but he's even better as a teacher.
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Excellent tutorial! (claps in 4:3) 👏👏👏
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"Musical or chaotic" Chopin: Hold my beer! THANK YOU! I've been learning the Fantasie Impromptu by Chopin which has a 4/3 polyrhythm and this explanation helped SO MUCH.
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I’ve watched a lot of vids explaining polyrhythms and this far and away the best. It clearly lit the light bulb in my head. Thank you!
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I like that instead of asking me to join his Patreon, he said: "If you did like this video, you can thank my Patreon supporters for making it possible."
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Dude, this video is legitimately flawless - excellent stuff!
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Chopin's 3rd Nocturne in B has some wonderful polyrhythms throughout
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This man has a real talent for teaching
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The phrases I recommend are: 3:4 GIVE adVICE to MOther 4:3 GIVE MOther SOME adVICE
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Incredibly clear teaching and pacing. This needs to be shown by every music teacher.
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best tutorial on youtube. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
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My brain hurts now but this is easily the best video I've seen that explains this concept! Love your lessons! 🤘
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Instructions unclear; I'm covered in butter now.
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bruh i’ve never had someone explain this so well🙌🏼
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Thanks! I dig the mental switch between the two counts.
