| (Click here if you don't see a midi player console to the the left) | (Click here if you don't see a midi player console to the the left) | (Click here if you don't see a midi player console to the the left) | (Click here if you don't see a midi player console to the the left)All these are basic "fill-in rhythms" with all beats and off-beats: and yet they sound very different.The secret is the feel of the rhythm and it's all about where we place the offbeats.Straight feelIn the first example the offbeats are placed almost exactly in the middle between the beats. We call this straight feel or even feel.Triplet feelIn the second example the offbeats are delayed slightly so that the first eight note in each -group last roughly twice as long as the second. We call this triplet feel or swing feel.Sometimes we notate the triplet feel like this:but usually we don't bother. We just notate it as if it was straight feel and assume that the player knows what to do.Dotted feelWith a dotted feel the first eaight note/chord in each group lasts about three times as long as the second.It is supposedly notated:but again we don't always bother to notate the difference from the straight feel.Scottish snapAs the name implies, the Scottish snap is common in Scottish traditional music, but it's also found in other styles from time to time. nbsp;It's played with the first eight note in each group shorter than the second and is notated:Unlike triplet and dotted feel, we nearly always notate the Scottish snap properly.The Scottish snap isn't really very useful the way we do it here - as a ragular rhythm pattern. It's more used as an empasis on individual beats.feel.NuancesThere are and endless number of nuances between these four basic alternatives. Every single style - even individual tunes - requires a slightly different feel. This is one of the things that makes music come alive.1. Introduction | 2. The beat | 3. Filling in | 4. The "drunken sailor" rhythm | 5. More beat | 6. Offbeat | 7. The feel | 8. Triplets | 9. Moving on Web www.irish-banjo.com
| (Click here if you don't see a midi player console to the the left) | (Click here if you don't see a midi player console to the the left) | (Click here if you don't see a midi player console to the the left)All these are basic "fill-in rhythms" with all beats and off-beats: and yet they sound very different.The secret is the feel of the rhythm and it's all about where we place the offbeats.Straight feelIn the first example the offbeats are placed almost exactly in the middle between the beats. We call this straight feel or even feel.Triplet feelIn the second example the offbeats are delayed slightly so that the first eight note in each -group last roughly twice as long as the second. We call this triplet feel or swing feel.Sometimes we notate the triplet feel like this:but usually we don't bother. We just notate it as if it was straight feel and assume that the player knows what to do.Dotted feelWith a dotted feel the first eaight note/chord in each group lasts about three times as long as the second.It is supposedly notated:but again we don't always bother to notate the difference from the straight feel.Scottish snapAs the name implies, the Scottish snap is common in Scottish traditional music, but it's also found in other styles from time to time. nbsp;It's played with the first eight note in each group shorter than the second and is notated:Unlike triplet and dotted feel, we nearly always notate the Scottish snap properly.The Scottish snap isn't really very useful the way we do it here - as a ragular rhythm pattern. It's more used as an empasis on individual beats.feel.NuancesThere are and endless number of nuances between these four basic alternatives. Every single style - even individual tunes - requires a slightly different feel. This is one of the things that makes music come alive.1. Introduction | 2. The beat | 3. Filling in | 4. The "drunken sailor" rhythm | 5. More beat | 6. Offbeat | 7. The feel | 8. Triplets | 9. Moving on Web www.irish-banjo.com
| (Click here if you don't see a midi player console to the the left) | (Click here if you don't see a midi player console to the the left)All these are basic "fill-in rhythms" with all beats and off-beats: and yet they sound very different.The secret is the feel of the rhythm and it's all about where we place the offbeats.Straight feelIn the first example the offbeats are placed almost exactly in the middle between the beats. We call this straight feel or even feel.Triplet feelIn the second example the offbeats are delayed slightly so that the first eight note in each -group last roughly twice as long as the second. We call this triplet feel or swing feel.Sometimes we notate the triplet feel like this:but usually we don't bother. We just notate it as if it was straight feel and assume that the player knows what to do.Dotted feelWith a dotted feel the first eaight note/chord in each group lasts about three times as long as the second.It is supposedly notated:but again we don't always bother to notate the difference from the straight feel.Scottish snapAs the name implies, the Scottish snap is common in Scottish traditional music, but it's also found in other styles from time to time. nbsp;It's played with the first eight note in each group shorter than the second and is notated:Unlike triplet and dotted feel, we nearly always notate the Scottish snap properly.The Scottish snap isn't really very useful the way we do it here - as a ragular rhythm pattern. It's more used as an empasis on individual beats.feel.NuancesThere are and endless number of nuances between these four basic alternatives. Every single style - even individual tunes - requires a slightly different feel. This is one of the things that makes music come alive.1. Introduction | 2. The beat | 3. Filling in | 4. The "drunken sailor" rhythm | 5. More beat | 6. Offbeat | 7. The feel | 8. Triplets | 9. Moving on Web www.irish-banjo.com
| (Click here if you don't see a midi player console to the the left)All these are basic "fill-in rhythms" with all beats and off-beats: and yet they sound very different.The secret is the feel of the rhythm and it's all about where we place the offbeats.Straight feelIn the first example the offbeats are placed almost exactly in the middle between the beats. We call this straight feel or even feel.Triplet feelIn the second example the offbeats are delayed slightly so that the first eight note in each -group last roughly twice as long as the second. We call this triplet feel or swing feel.Sometimes we notate the triplet feel like this:but usually we don't bother. We just notate it as if it was straight feel and assume that the player knows what to do.Dotted feelWith a dotted feel the first eaight note/chord in each group lasts about three times as long as the second.It is supposedly notated:but again we don't always bother to notate the difference from the straight feel.Scottish snapAs the name implies, the Scottish snap is common in Scottish traditional music, but it's also found in other styles from time to time. nbsp;It's played with the first eight note in each group shorter than the second and is notated:Unlike triplet and dotted feel, we nearly always notate the Scottish snap properly.The Scottish snap isn't really very useful the way we do it here - as a ragular rhythm pattern. It's more used as an empasis on individual beats.feel.NuancesThere are and endless number of nuances between these four basic alternatives. Every single style - even individual tunes - requires a slightly different feel. This is one of the things that makes music come alive.1. Introduction | 2. The beat | 3. Filling in | 4. The "drunken sailor" rhythm | 5. More beat | 6. Offbeat | 7. The feel | 8. Triplets | 9. Moving on Web www.irish-banjo.com
All these are basic "fill-in rhythms" with all beats and off-beats: and yet they sound very different.
The secret is the feel of the rhythm and it's all about where we place the offbeats.
Sometimes we notate the triplet feel like this:
but usually we don't bother. We just notate it as if it was straight feel and assume that the player knows what to do.
It is supposedly notated:
but again we don't always bother to notate the difference from the straight feel.
Unlike triplet and dotted feel, we nearly always notate the Scottish snap properly.
The Scottish snap isn't really very useful the way we do it here - as a ragular rhythm pattern. It's more used as an empasis on individual beats.feel.