Plato was a famous philosopher and teacher in Ancient Greece. Plato often used rhythm to describe life lessons. His teachings stated that rhythm allowed for “order of all movement.”
The word Music originated in Greek mythology. There, Zeus had 9 daughters who were called the Muses. Each Muse presided over a different art, inspiring artists in their specialty. They were considered artistic expressions of beauty. The word for Music originated with these Muses.
The word Music originated in Greek mythology. There, Zeus had 9 daughters who were called the Muses. Each Muse presided over a different art, inspiring artists in their specialty. They were considered artistic expressions of beauty. The word for Music originated with these Muses.
The people of ancient China regarded music as central to the harmony and longevity of the state, and Emperors took the people’s folk songs very seriously. On a quest to gain insight into how their people felt about life, official members of the dynasty were sent to collect popular songs of the day.
Many early cultures used drums to create rhythm patterns, which symbolizes unity during various ceremonies. Native American customs use the drum to represent the heartbeat of the tribe.
Although hardly any notated music remains from ancient days, music historians have studied fragments of old songs and rhythms, translating them into modern notation, which increases appreciation of the origins of music notation.
Rhythm Laboratory Notation Parts Note Heads Stems Beams Flags Note Construction
Common-Time Measures Bar-Lines Counting in Common-Time Whole, Half and Quarter Notes
Ties Dots Time-Signatures Q’s Rhythm Review Time-Signature Rules Beat Accent
Down-Beat and Up-Beat Conducting Patterns Cut-Time Common-Time Beat Emphasis
Three-Beat Measures Note Values Rhythm Workouts The ‘Cycle’ Note Equivalents
Counting Sub-Divisions “If You Can Say It, You Can Play It” Author’s Story Sub-Division Lingo
Quarter Notes with Eight Notes Adding Sixteenth Notes Notes Sharing Beams Beam Awareness Pointers
Triplets Triplet Workout Compound-Time Compound-Time Workout Music Rests
Rest and Note Equivalents Whole Rest Half Rest Quarter Rest Eighth Rest Sixteenth Rest
Dotted Rests Q’s Rest Review Process of Sub-Division Relating Rests to Notes Rhythm Exam Prep
Level 1 Rhythm Exam Level 2 Rhythm Exam Level 3 Rhythm Exam