TIMELY WISDOM

Friday, July 11, 2014

Lecture 3. Rhythm: Fundamentals



Published on Dec 7, 2012



Listening to Music (MUSI 112)



In this lecture, Professor Wright explains the basic system of Western musical notation, and offers an interpretation of its advantages and disadvantages. He also discusses the fundamental principles of rhythm, elaborating upon such concepts as beat, meter, and discussing in some depth the nature of durational patterns in duple and triple meters. The students are taught to conduct basic patterns in these meters through musical examples drawn from Chuck Mangione, Cole Porter, REM, Chopin, and Ravel.



00:00 - Chapter 1. Advantages and Disadvantages of Musical Notation

14:41 - Chapter 2. Beats and Meters

23:09 - Chapter 3. Exercises Distinguishing Duple and Triple Meters

31:27 - Chapter 4. Conducting Basic Meter Patterns: Exercises with REM, Chopin, and Ravel



Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://oyc.yale.edu



This course was recorded in Fall 2008.

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