SUMMARY
Ah, rhythm. Such a naturally flowing concept with any experience of music. Musician or not, we all feel rhythm. Join us in our journey on looking deeper into the concept of rhythm and beats!
CLASSROOM
We watched How Rhythm Works (47 minutes). I provided one note for future reference since everything was pretty much review for me.
- Cross Rhythm is when two differing percussive beats are played together
LAB
We proceeded to watch Drum Arrangements Made Simple and learned how to create a simple groove and fill-ins.
Step 2: Learn how to Arranging Drums in Hookpad
Step 3: (Optional) Explore Advanced Drum Arrangements in Hookpad.
I learned how to use fill-ins for a leading beat towards a new phrase. I also learned how to activate the drums for hookpad and add on to my experiment with one of my old compositions I inputted to hookpad.
PRACTICE ROOM
Time for the right hand to take center stage!
Watch Mike Palmisano show you how to play guitar like a drummer.
Find a Funklet beat you like.
On guitar, play along with the beat trying Mike’s guitar strumming technique.
I was able to experiment on adapting the drumming concept into this strumming technique. In other words, I learned a brand new concept on the guitar!
A Side Note
- Funky Drummer– Clyde Stubblefield
- This drummer pattern is THE basis of hiphop!
- Resampled so, so, so many times!
- EXAMPLES
- RUN DMC – Run’s House
- Public Enemy – Rebel Without a Pause
- Sinéad O’connor – I am Stretched on your Grave
- Emeli Sande – Heaven – Heaven
- George Michael – Freedom!
OUTSIDE / JOURNAL / IDEAS
Flip through the Quizlet on Rhythm Terminology flashcards a couple times.
After playing with Quizlet, we went for a walk and paid attention to the rhythm of our steps. It appears that I tend to walk at an unsteady tempo of 70 BPM. Thinking of my favorite songs they tend to be at a variety of tempo markings, mostly from largo to presto and occasionally prestissimo. I usually enjoy a rather fast tempo in my songs most of the time, typically from andante to presto.
STUDIO
Funklet is back! This time in the studio. Pick a drummer, like Clyde Stubblefield. Play around with their beat with Funklet’s editing options. Play a rhythmic guitar strumming pattern over the beat. Practice playing in time with the beat. Try muting the strings and keeping tempo, chucka-chucka style. Watch this chucka-chucka tutorial, to better understand the technique.
CONTROL ROOM
Funklet is back, AGAIN! This time in the control room.
Pick a drummer.
Export the MIDI file.
Import it into Soundtrap.
Record a rhythmic guitar strumming pattern over the beat.
Watch Mr. Le Duc’s Tutorial for Exporting and Importing MIDI Files with Funklet, HookLab, and Soundtrap, if you get stuck with any of these steps.
WHAT I LEARNED and PROBLEMS I SOLVED
Today we were able to explore the wonders of rhythm with percussion. We experimented with various rhythms with our guitars and applied our skills to our understanding of musical composition.