Rhythmic Studies 2Laajuus (3 ECTS)

Objective

The student increases his/her skills and knowledge of the African American rhythmic idiom - especially in polyrhythm and polymeter, stylistically consistent phrasing and articulation, and metric modulations. The student deepens his/her command of additive rhythms and becomes familiar with the most common Eastern rhythmic systems. The student is able to adapt the learned phenomena to his/her own instrument, in an appropriate style.

Content

- reading and writing excercises in duple, triple, quadruple and compound meters
- irregular rhythms ("temporary polyrhythms")
- polyrhythm and polymeter
- changing tempi and time signatures, and metric modulations
- common complex and additive meters
- body percussion excercises
- phrasing, articulation and stressing in various styles, stylistical eras, time signatures and tempi
- contrapuntal rhythms
- rubato, free-pulsative rhythm and time-feel
- oral interpretation of rhythm: both prepared and prima vista
- rhythmic imitation and improvisation

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student:
• has participated in lessons as agreed
• has carried out the agreed tasks
• is able to work independently
• knows the basics of traditional Afro-American and Afro-Caribbean rhythms
• can write rhythm dictations
• can sing simple rhythms in straight time or with jazz phrasing
• can identify exceptional time signatures by ear or in notation
• is capable of expressing swing in common time signatures
• can create polyrhythmic and polymetric rhythms
• can sing music including metric modulation
• has completed the oral and written exam satisfactorily

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student:
• has participated in lessons as agreed
• has carried out the agreed tasks
• is able to work independently
• knows the basics of traditional Afro-American and Afro-Caribbean rhythms well
• can write rhythm dictations well
• can adeptly sing simple rhythms in straight time or with jazz phrasing
• can identify exceptional time signatures by ear or in notation well
• is capable of adeptly expressing swing in common time signatures
• can adeptly create polyrhythmic and polymetric rhythms
• can sing music including metric modulation well
• has completed the oral and written exam well

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student:
• has participated in lessons as agreed
• has carried out the agreed tasks
• is able to work independently
• knows the basics of traditional Afro-American and Afro-Caribbean rhythms commendably
• can write rhythm dictations commendably
• can sing simple rhythms in straight time or with jazz phrasing commendably
• can identify exceptional time signatures by ear or in notation commendably
• is capable of commendably expressing swing in common time signatures
• can commendably create polyrhythmic and polymetric rhythms
• can sing music including metric modulation commendably
• has completed the oral and written exam commendably

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student:
• has participated in lessons as agreed
• has carried out the agreed tasks
• is able to work independently
• knows the basics of traditional Afro-American and Afro-Caribbean rhythms
• can write rhythm dictations
• can sing simple rhythms in straight time or with jazz phrasing
• can identify exceptional time signatures by ear or in notation
• is capable of expressing swing in common time signatures
• can create polyrhythmic and polymetric rhythms
• can sing music including metric modulation
• has completed the oral and written exam satisfactorily

Further information

Suoritukset:
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