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Composition & Improvisation: A Case Study: Part 2 of 24: What Does the Lead Sheet Tell Us?

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There’s a lot more to understanding and interpreting a Lead Sheet than just reading the notes in the melody…

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2011-06-29 Composition, Improvisation

Time & Rhythm: A Two-Fisted Study in 6/8 Time

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6/8 Time is so much more than six identical and equivalent pulses strung together…

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2011-01-12 Time & Rhythm

Time & Rhythm: A Two-Fisted Study in 4/4 Time

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4/4 Time is so much more than four identical and equivalent pulses strung together…

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2011-01-11 Time & Rhythm

Time & Rhythm: A Two-Fisted Study in 3/4 Time

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3/4 Time is so much more than three identical and equivalent pulses strung together…

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2011-01-10 Time & Rhythm

Time & Rhythm: A Two-Fisted Study in 2/4 Time

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2/4 Time is so much more than two identical and equivalent pulses strung together…

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2011-01-09 Time & Rhythm

Time & Rhythm: Time Signatures

The Time Signature, written immediately after the key signature, is a pattern of numbers that looks like a fraction that tells you two things…

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2011-01-05 Time & Rhythm

How Music Works: Time & Rhythm

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Welcome to the grossly under-appreciated subject of musical time and rhythm…

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2011-01-01 How Music Works, Time & Rhythm
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