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How to Read Percussion Notation: Rhythm on the Staff
How do you read percussion notation? Note values, rests, the single-line percussion staff, time signatures and turning düm-tek into written music, step by step.
5 min readUsûl & RhythmLarge Usûl Cycles: An Introduction to Devr-i Kebir, Muhammes and Hafif
What are the large usûls and how do they differ from small ones? The structure of Devr-i Kebir, Muhammes and Hafif, the forms they appear in, and how to memorise them.
5 min readUsûl & RhythmDrum Dynamics and Ghost Notes: Making a Rhythm Speak
What makes the same pattern musical? Accents, ghost notes, crescendo, damping and tone changes, the ways to put expression into a rhythm.
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