1- Basic Music Theory. Copyright Neil Hawes 1997 2: Rhythm 3- 4: * Rhythm in music is dependent on the fact that humans recognise a 5- [1]beat occurring at a regular interval. 6: * Rhythm in music is more than just a [2]beat, however; it is the way 7- that sounds with differing lengths (or gaps between them) and -- 14- different loudness (i.e. amplitudes) of sounds 15: * It is common to speak of a particular rhythm, referring to a 16- pattern of [4]note lengths which occurs in a piece of music. 17: + It is important to understand that the rhythm is defined by 18- the pattern; the overall speed of it could vary from 19: performance to performance, but the rhythm would still be the 20- same. -- 22- [5]metronome marking and/or a [6]direction word or phrase; its 23: rhythm is specified by various [7]note lengths creating 24- [8]beats within [9]bars. 25: * Modern songs often include [10]syncopation in their rhythm 26- __________________________________________________________________ -- 34- 35: 1. http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/theory09.htm#rhythm 36: 2. http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/theory09.htm#rhythm 37: 3. http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/theory09.htm#rhythm 38- 4. http://neilhawes.com/sstheory/theory12.htm