ELEMENTS OF AUDITORY ARTS IN RHYTHM (MUSIC)

NOREEN MITZI L. LOPEZ

BSBIO-2A

PROFESSOR MARICHU M. CATERIAL

NOVEMBER 2020
 Elements of Auditory Arts: Rhythm (Music)

You are embarking on an adventure through musical time, and this journey will be more
pleasurable if you first become familiar with some basic musical concepts. Keep in mind that
most new experiences require some initial adjustment and insight. If you were not prepared for
this journey, your naive responses and actions might bring you embarrassment or in still the
anger of others. Worst of all, you would get very little from a potentially rewarding experience.
These new ideas will be introduced gradually, systematically and actively, so for now, focus on
learning the elements of Auditory Arts in Rhythm (Music) and their related terms. Listen
carefully for these aspects in the music you hear, and in time you will attain a heightened
understanding that will open your ears, mind and soul to the deeper levels of musical thought.

According to Schulkind (1999) Rhythm is “the serial pattern of variable note durations in
a melody” . Consider the song “Happy Birthday” you can probably imagine the song in your
head. Now tap out the rhythm: long-short-long-long-long-long (pause); long-short-long-long-
long-long (pause). Rhythm consists of the relative durations of tones (or, more precisely, the
relative timing of the intervals between note onsets). If you speed up or slow down Happy
Birthday, the relative rhythmic proportions remain the same the long notes are still longer than
the short ones and by the same percentage. Rhythm is music’s pattern in time. Whatever other
elements a given piece of music may have (e.g., patterns in pitch or timbre), rhythm is the one
indispensable element of all music. It is a pattern of sound, silence, and emphasis in a song.
Aside from that it is a pattern of regular or irregular pulses which happen in music from strong
and weak melodic and harmonic beats. It is one of the fundamental aspects of music theory.
The way music is divided into beats which repeat a specific number of times in a bar at a certain
speed/tempo is considered as rhythm. But, According to Gow (1915) he says that we have to
remind ourselves that rhythm is not a factor essentially musical. It is the apotheosis of the act
of the attention at its greatest tension . It suggest motion., and can find expression through any
of the sense with more or less efficiency.
 We usually think of rhythm as an auditory parameter arising from repetitive behaviours
that create periodic sound patterns. However, rhythms can also be perceived via other sensory
modalities, including our haptic, proprioceptive, visual, and vestibular systems (Kosonen &
Raisamo 2006, Phillips-Silver & Trainor 2008, Trainor et al. 2009 ).

Important aspects of Rhythm are consist of Duration how long a sound (or silence) lasts,
tempo the speed of the beat. Always remember that tempo has a indications that are often
designated by Italian terms: Largo means "large" or labored (slow), Adagio or slow, Andante or
steady "walking" tempo, Moderato or moderate, Allegro means fast ("happy"), Presto very
fast. Time signature it is a musical time signature indicates the number of beats per measure.
It also indicates how long these beats last. In a time signature with a 4 on the bottom (such as
2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, etc.), a beat corresponds with a quarter note. So in a 4/4 time (also known
as "common time"), each beat is the length of a quarter note, and every four beats form a full
measure. In 5/4 time, every five beats form a full measure. In a time signature with an 8 on
the bottom (such as 3/8, 6/8, or 9/8), a beat corresponds with an eighth note. Meter, beats
organized into recognizable/recurring accent patterns. Meter can be seen/felt through the
standard patterns used by conductors. Other basic terms relating to Rhythm are: Syncopation
an "off-the-beat" accent (between the counted numbers) Ritardando gradually SLOWING
DOWN the tempo Accelerando gradually SPEEDING UP the tempo and lastly the Rubato freely
and expressively making subtle changes in the tempo. (a technique commonly encountered in
music of the Romantic era).
Rhythm functions as the propulsive engine of a piece of music, and it gives a
composition structure. Most musical ensembles contain a rhythm section responsible for
providing the rhythmic backbone for the entire group. Drums, percussion, bass, guitar, piano,
and synthesizer may all be considered rhythm instruments, depending on the context.
However, all members of a music group bear responsibility for their own rhythmic
performances and play the musical beats and rhythmic patterns indicated by the piece's
composer.
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Some of the greatest bands ever from the

Beatles, all have impeccable rhythm in common.
Impeccable musicality and sense of rhythm is the
key for succeeding as an instrumentalist.

THE BEATLES
ROCK N’ ROLL, (1915)
 The Beatles - Rock and Roll Music - Guitar Cover.mp3

That time, tens of millions of people were forcibly shipped from Africa to the Americas.
For the purposes of Routes, Savall sets his boundaries thusly: 1444-188.

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Sheila Chandra, an English pop singer of Indian

JORDI SAVALL, 1444-1888

THE ROUTES OF SLAVERY

descent, made performances based on her singing

these patterns. In Indian classical music, the Tala of
a composition is the rhythmic pattern over which
the whole piece is structured.

Sheila Chandra-Taal.flv.mp3

SHIELA CHANDRA
IN INDIAN CLASSICAL MUSIC, THE TALA
Some of the greatest bands ever from the Metallica,
all have impeccable rhythm in common. Impeccable
musicality and sense of rhythm is the key for
succeeding as an instrumentalist.

Metallica Leper Messiah (Guitar Solo Cover).mp3

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LEPER MESSIEAH

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