Key to Rhythmic Reading Exercises

Developing elaborate rhythms from simple patterns:

MM.1-2 shows a juxtaposition of a dotted quarter pulse over a quarter note pulse. The variations are created by substituting other note combinations for the dotted quarter. 1.

q.3q. q.2+1q e q.1+2e q q.1+1+1e e e q.2+1q e . . . J J J

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2.

3.

4.

1.

q.3q. c . J

3.

q.1+2e q

4.

q.1+1+1e e e

. . J J J J
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1994, Bert Ligon