Odd Meters Demystified

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This course is designed keeping in mind the modern musician, to prepare students/musician for modern musical situations where such concepts are being actively used amongst the members of the music community.

Language English

Siddharth Rajmohan

Next Batch January 2024

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This course is designed keeping in mind the modern musician, to prepare students/musician for modern musical situations where such concepts are being actively used amongst the members of the music community.

Language English

Next Batch January 2024

Siddharth Rajmohan

Apply Now

What you will learn!

Identifying Pulse and Meters

Using rhythms musically and in analysis of songs

improvising on odd rhythms and meters

Rhythmic transcriptions of songs

Pre-requisites –

Age 12 + 2+ years in playing an instrument or vocals

Course Syllabus

FUNDAMENTALS
  • Quality of time and how it affects music
  • Understanding the concept of meters in music
  • Going through the subdivision ladder with a twist of going beyond the conventional system.
  • Identifying pulses
IDENTIFYING METERS
  • Understanding how phrasing works as building blocks for larger compositions
  • Using pulse to identify odd meters.
  • Understanding the nature of songs in different time signatures.
  • Composing basic song structures using the different ideas of phrasing in even meters.
TRANSCRIPTION
  • Understanding the logic of composition in songs with odd meters
  • Breaking down songs into smaller fragments.
  • Transcribing complex rhythms in simple songs.
  • Using the above concepts to write a tune from scratch.
MICRO & MACRO RHYTHM
  • Understanding the difference between MICRO and MACRO RHYTHM
  • Introduction to tuplets and Nested tuplets
  • Mixing micro and macro Rhythms to better aid us in composition
  • Introduction to polyrhythm and polymeters