Tempo can also be modulated just as you can modulate to a different tonality. That can be achieved by simply performing a given musical passage in a faster or slower tempo, or even gradually change the tempo (Ritardando or Accelerando). This is called a metric modulation, because tempo is altered in the course of the … Continue reading Metric Modulation
Polyrhythms are a way of introducing some freshness and novelty in the way you combine different rhythms played by different or a single instrument. Also referred to as cross-rhythm, a polyrhythm is essentially a combination of two or more different rhythms that follow the same basic pulse reference but subdivide it in different ways. When … Continue reading Polyrhythms
The harmonic series is probably the most fundamental aspect upon which music can be understood. As we will see, it is the basis for an effective chord voicing, to understand chord tones and tensions, scale construction and also rhythm. Briefly, the harmonic series, also referred to as the overtone series, occurs whenever you play a … Continue reading The Harmonic Series
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