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To punctuate the tedium
wale
Sep 11, 2007 09:31
17 yrs ago
English term

swing it

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The "palm" technique used here is the equivalent of the bass drum beats. This actually can drive the tempo. Think of the "fingers" like the hi-hat providing the eighth-note subdivision. Look at the "slap" on beat 2. Picture that as the snare drum with your right hand. Then there are the two open tones at the end of the pattern that provide the feel of conclusion to the rhythm, and may remind you of a tom-tom. Play this repeatedly at different tempos, maybe even ***swing it*** a bit.

Dear English speakers!
I'm not really sure what they mean by the phrase - could someone please clarify it for me?
The text is about hand drum techniques.
Thank you!
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4 +4 - see explanation below -
4 +3 swing rhythm NOT even/straight quavers

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+4
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- see explanation below -

A rhythm with swing or a swing rhythm is one where the beats are not exactly where they 'should' be (e.g., on the grid) but instead have some movement or 'swing'.

A classic example is Duke Ellington's "It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing)".
HTH

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Note added at 8 mins (2007-09-11 09:40:24 GMT)
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You can hear it here, if that's any help :-)

http://www.last.fm/music/Duke Ellington/_/It Don't Mean...
Peer comment(s):
agree kmtext : It's not mechanical and precise and gives a much better feel to the music
24 mins
That's right! Thanks K.
agree JaneTranslates
4 hrs
Cheers!
agree Caroline Moreno : Yep. it's playing music a little bit behind the beat. It gives one a more relaxed feeling I think. Makes me want to pull out the old sax again!
6 hrs
Thanks Caroline
agree Alfa Trans (X)
4 days
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much for your help Paula! Thanks everybody!!!"
+3
31 mins

swing rhythm NOT even/straight quavers

This is what it says to me.
See this link for an illustration: http://www.ukulelestrummers.com/Images/Jazzeighthsrhythm.jpg

Top line is even quavers (eighths)
Middle line shows dotted rhythms
Bottom line shows a swing rhythm - it's essentially in between the first two examples. A kind of "lazy" dotted rhythm.


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Note added at 47 mins (2007-09-11 10:18:53 GMT)
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oops - "eightS", not "eighths".

Say you have a pair of quavers: http://www.bushfirepress.com/promotions/musictheory/note_qua...

Essentially it's a device that lengthens the first note in the pair and shortens the second, but without making it so short that it becomes dotted: (think French national anthem, first bar http://www.ambafrance-us.org/atoz/images/marseillaise1.gif).

How it fits together is shown here: http://www.dolmetsch.com/shuffle.gif
Peer comment(s):
agree Ali Bayraktar : fair enough too :)
11 mins
thanks :)
agree JaneTranslates : And you were right the first time--in the U.S. we call quavers "eighth notes," or "eighths."
4 hrs
thanks for the info, Jane
agree Michael Barnett : ...a technical answer to what is essentially a technical question.
7 hrs
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