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Normally, we listen to music which is mostly (4,4) or (3,4) or something like (2n x 3,2n x 2) or (2n x 3, 2n x 4) and etc.
What they have in common is these beats can be grouped into 4s or 3s or 2s.
Say (4,4) :| 1,2,3,4 |
or (3,4) : | 1,2,3 |
or (6,8) : | [1,2,3],[4,5,6] |
or (12,16) : | [1,2,3],[1,2,3],[1,2,3],[1,2,3] |
In some special cases, some music uses different numbers but still can be grouped.
Say (5,4), (7,4), (11,4), and so on.
Here are some of the tips for mastering Weird rhythms:
{ 1 } Sub-Divide
the rhythm can still be handled when the number is small enough, but when the numbers get bigger, counting to that number is exhausting, so you can try to subdivide the beats into groups.
EG:
(5,4) : 23 or 32
(7,4) : 43 or 34 or 232
(11,4) : 3332 or 443 etc.
(19,4) : 3333322 or 757
{ 2 } Practice
Yup, practice is required, no free launch here.
Hint: you can try to insert the notes into a DAW and listen to it, so you can have a slight idea of how does this rhythm feels. While inserting the notes, you can try setting the first notes in each subgroup to be accented.
{ 3 } Try using it
It is possible that using the weird rhythm to compose a music piece is helpful.
By the way, we have just created some tracks using odd signatures, like
"the Fugue Rite of 2020" and "Pentamorphosis". (These 2 tracks will be released later, but if you are one of us, you can listen to the track via the music player.)
If you have nothing to do for today,
why not try doing this ?
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