Advanced Rhythm Patterns (CD)

Advanced Rhythm Patterns – MP3 Bundle

Each meter/function is included both with a neutral syllable (at the Aural/Oral skill level) and with rhythm syllables (at the Verbal Association level). 

Included are the following rhythmic functions in Duple and Triple meters:

  • Divisions
  • Elongations
  • Division/Elongations
  • Ties
  • Rests
  • Upbeats
  • Divisions of Divisions
  • Triplet Divisions

In addition, the following advanced meters and functions are included:

  • Usual Combined Meter (Macro/microbeats)
  • Uneven Paired Meter (Macro/microbeats, divisions, all functions)
  • Uneven Paired Meter ["7" groupings] (Macro/microbeats, divisions, all functions)
  • Uneven Paired Meter ["8" groupings] (Macro/microbeats, divisions, all functions)
  • Mutli-metric

Sample Tracks

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Track 1 Intro

Track 2 Duple Divisions AO

Track 3 Duple Divisions VA

Track 4 Triple Divisions AO

Track 5 Triple Divisions VA

Track 6 Duple Elongations AO

Track 7 Duple Elongations VA

Track 8 Duple MM D E, AO

Track 9 Duple MM D E, VA

Track 10 Triple Elongations AO

Track 11 Triple Elongations VA

Track 12 Triple MM D E, AO

Track 13 Triple MM D E, VA

Track 14 Duple Division/Elongations AO

Track 15 Duple Division/Elongations VA

Track 16 Triple Division/Elongations AO

Track 17 Triple Division_Elongations VA

Track 18 Duple MM D E D/E, AO

Track 19 Duple MM D E D/E, VA

Track 20 Triple MM D E D/E, AO

Track 21 Triple MM D E D/E, VA

Track 22 Duple MM+E Rests AO

Track 23 Duple MM+E Rests VA

Track 24 Duple MM D + D/E Rests AO

Track 25 Duple MM D + D/E Rests VA

Track 26 Triple MM Rests AO

Track 27 Triple MM Rests VA

Track 28 Triple MM D + D/E Rests AO

Track 29 Triple MM D + D/E Rests VA

Track 30 Duple Upbeats AO

Track 31 Duple Upbeats VA

Track 32 Triple Upbeats AO

Track 33 Triple Upbeats VA

Track 34 Duple Ties AO

Track 35 Duple Ties VA

Track 36 Triple Ties AO

Track 37 Triple Ties VA

Track 38 Duple Triplet Divisions AO

Track 39 Duple Triplet Divisions VA

Track 40 Triple Triplet Divisions AO

Track 41 Triple Triplet Divisions VA

Track 42 Usual Combined AO

Track 43 Usual Combined VA

Track 44 Uneven Paired (5) MM AO

Track 45 Uneven Paired (5) MM VA

Track 46 Uneven Paired (5) MM D AO

Track 47 Uneven Paired (5) MM D VA

Track 48 Uneven Paired (5) All Functions AO

Track 49 Uneven Paired (5) All Functions VA

Track 50 Uneven Unpaired (7) MM D AO

Track 51 Uneven Unpaired (7) MM D VA

Track 52 Uneven Unpaired (7) All Functions AO

Track 53 Uneven Unpaired (7) All Functions VA

Track 54 Uneven Unpaired (8) MM D AO

Track 55 Uneven Unpaired (8) MM D VA

Track 56 Uneven Unpaired (8) All Functions AO

Track 57 Uneven Unpaired (8) All Functions VA

Track 58 Duple Div of Div AO

Track 59 Duple Div of Div VA

Track 60 Triple Div of Div AO

Track 61 Triple Div of Div VA

Track 62 Multimetric AO

Track 63 Multimetric VA

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Teacher Pattern Pack

Teacher Pattern Pack

Tonal patterns include Learning Sequence Activities with tonic and dominant functions in Major and Minor tonalities at the following skill levels:

  • Aural/Oral (First pitch, Resting Tone, Whole Pattern)
  • Verbal Association (First pitch, Resting Tone, Whole Pattern, Name Function)
  • Generalization-Verbal (Translate from neutral syllable to solfege)
  • Creativity/Improvisation (Sing Same Function, Sing Opposite Function)

Rhythm patterns include Learning Sequence Activities with macrobeats, microbeats and divisions in Duple and Triple meters at the following skill levels:

  • Aural/Oral (Echo Pattern)
  • Verbal Association (Echo Pattern)
  • Generalization-Verbal (Translate from neutral syllable to solfege)
  • Creativity/Improvisation (Chant different pattern)
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This album is a unique listening experience for young children. There are ten songs which are in varying tonalities and meters. According to the musical aptitude research of Dr. Edwin Gordon, variety in tonality and meter are very important in developing a child’s musical listening vocabulary.

Embedded in these songs are purposeful silences. These silences stir a child’s audiation, or musical thinking, and can elicit an echo response from children.

Instead of using language, these songs use syllables chosen from the 44 phonemes (sounds, such as K, CH, AW, etc.) of the English language. This deliberate choice focuses children’s attention on music, rather than words.

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Research in music learning tells us that the more tonalities and meters a young baby hears, the better he is able to understand and perform music when he is grown. This album contains 10 songs and 5 chants in varied tonalities and meters for you to play for and sing for your baby.

A bonus e-Book includes an explanation of the research, as well as music notation for the songs, including Chord Symbols should you wish to play along.

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