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Rhythm syllables

leon45 · 2009-04-28 19:42:46

Hoping the drummers could help me out with this one Ways for counting eighth and sixteeth notes are pretty standard but i can't seem to find any info on how to count tuplets So what way do you count quintuplets, sextuplets and er... (seven-tuplets :))

28-04-2009 8:42pm

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leon45

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Hoping the drummers could help me out with this one

Ways for counting eighth and sixteeth notes are pretty standard
but i can't seem to find any info on how to count tuplets

So what way do you count quintuplets, sextuplets and er... (seven-tuplets )

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#2 29-04-2009 11:18pm

Mick Shrimpton

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The indian syllable system works for me, it's excellent

http://www.drumdojo.com/oddtimes.htm

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#3 30-04-2009 1:38am

leon45

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Thank you! That links very useful

So how would divide up the beat further?

ie turning TA KA DI MI (crochets) into quavers

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#4 30-04-2009 1:46pm

Mick Shrimpton

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Well, it's just a way to phonetically count a particular number of notes, regardless of what type of note it is.

For example, 4 eighth notes followed by a group of 4 sixteenth notes and finished with another 2 eighth notes would be phrased :

Ta - Ka - Ta - Ka - Takadimi - Ta - Ka

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#5 30-04-2009 2:24pm

leon45

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Complex in it's simplicity lol

Cheers!

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#6 30-04-2009 3:40pm

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This might interest you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK7hsvdjHwg

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