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Re: Playing Beatpads (mpd, mpc etc.)
When you say visualize rhythm do you mean as you are playing/improvising?
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On Jan 10, 2012, at 8:41 PM, william middlemiss
<billymiddlemiss@gmail.com> wrote:
> Alright, if you can visualize rhythms, then look for notation. All of
> those rules for modulations and whatnot in western harmony have analogs
> in the rhythm world. Think tension/release...then think what makes
> tension. Its all about pulse. Its also about density. Its also about
> consistency.
>
> If you need feel/rhythmic understanding- go find the nearest western
> African percussion ensemble and join or take lessons from the leader.
> (Im entirely serious)
>
>