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Rhythm-Flow

by Jacob Chriss

134 pages; Black coil; includes CDs; catalogue #03-1000; ISBN 1-4120-0630-9; US$29.95, C$37.95, EUR24.95, £16.95

Intensive music theory course with main focus on rhythms. A thorough book that is easy to understand. CDs with examples and exercises are included.

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About the Book Rhythm Flow by Jacob Chriss is an intensive homestudy course. In an easy and simple manner, he takes you through the various aspects of rhythms. You'll learn howw to understand, read, notate, and feel the most common note values in music, and much more! The book is divided into three parts: Basic Knowledge Triplets Metres Each part contains lots of fundamental knowledge and lots of excercises to help you get maximum benefit. To eliminate the need for a live teacher, all exercises are contained on the three CDs that come with this book. This way you can hear what the author is talking about, and your benefit of the book will increase. The book is a continuation of Jacob's book, Music Theory. It takes you on a journey from beginner to advanced at your own pace, but for many, both faster and cheaper than if they took music lessons. The course is suited for musicians in all styles of music, and many of you will end up knowing all you'll ever need to know about the rhythms subjects contained.

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About the Author Jacob Chriss currently teaches guitar playing, music theory and ensemble playing at various music schools in Denmark. He began playing piano at the age of seven, and then proceeded to the guitar in his early teens. His musical training and education comes primarily from music schools, various advanced year courses and private lessons. Among the subjects he ad been studying are: music theory, ear training, improvisational theory, ensemble-playing, vocal training, composition and many others. Beside his teaching, he also plays in different bands and ensembles, with styles ranging from classical to hard rock. Now he primarily performs his own compositions in the pop-rock genre. Being quite young with an energetic approach to teaching, he's a popular character among both teachers and students wherever he works, attracting many students to his classes each year. Wanting to share his knowledge and experiences in the most effective way, he has turned to writing books. The first two are Music Theory and Rhythm Flow, but many more are to follow!

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Table of Contents and Sample Excerpt

Part 1 "Basic Knowledge"

Lesson 1 : Basic Facts
[The Note and its parts
[Measures (bars) and barlines
[4/4-time signature and its composition
[Note-values, rests and sub-divisions
Lesson 2 : Quarter-notes and rests
[Quarter-notes/rests
[Metronome and tempo-specification
[Pre-count
Lesson 3 : Whole-notes and rests
[Whole-notes/rests
[Repeat-signs and repeat endings
Lesson 4 : Half-notes and rests
[Half-notes/rests
[Ties and slurs
Lesson 5 : 8th-notes and rests
[8th-notes/rests
Lesson 6 : 16th-notes and rests
[16th-notes/rests
Lesson 7 : Up-beat
[Up-beat
[Upbeats with precount
Lesson 8 : Dotted Notes
[Dotted and double-dotted notes
[Common "blocks"
[The Fermata
Lesson 9 : Exercises with common blocks
[Common groups of notes ("blocks")
[Summary of these
[Confusion-note!
Lesson 10 : Basic Metres
[Time signatures/metres repetition
[2/4, 3/4 and 4/4-time
[Accent
Lesson 11 : Basic Pulse
[Basic Pulse
Part 2 "Triplets"
Lesson 12 : 8th-Triplet
[The 8th-Triplet
Lesson 13 : 8ths with triplet-feel
[8ths with triplet-feel/"swing" 8ths
Lesson 14 : 8th-note Shuffle
[The 8th-note "shuffle"-feeling
Lesson 15 : Quarter Triplet
[The Quarter Triplet
Lesson 16 : Sixtuplets and 16th-note Triplets
[The Sixtuplet
[The 16th-note Triplet
Lesson 17 : 16ths with Triplet-feel
[16ths with triplet-feel/"swing" 16ths
Lesson 18 : 16th-note Shuffle
[The 16th-note "shuffle"-feeling
Lesson 19 : The 12/8 Time-signature
[12/8-time
[4/4 versus 12/8
Lesson 20 : Syncopation and "strange" Ideas
[Syncopation
[Irregular sub-divisions
[Appetizer for "strange" Ideas
Lesson 21 : Metres
[Discussion of time signatures/metres and their accents
[The "Counting note"
Lesson 22 : The 2/2 Meter
[The 2/2 Meter ("Cut-time")
Lesson 23 : The 6/8 Meter
[The 6/8 Meter
Lesson 24 : Rhythm Exercises - Metres
[Exercises in the most common metres
[32nd and 64th-notes/rests
[Shifting/changing Metres
Lesson 25 : Odd Metres
[Odd Metres
[Polyrhythms
[The Half-Triplet
Lesson 26 : Various
[Figuring out time-signatures
[Notation-symbols
[Musical expressions
About the author

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Catalogue Information

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