Music and the Brain
Season 1
Ep 9. The Complexities of Musical Rhythm
- TV-PG
- July 24, 2015
- 32 min
Begin your study of musical rhythm by distinguishing periodic from non-periodic rhythmic patterns. Periodicity can be thought of as beat; non-periodicity involves expressive techniques such as timing variations and phrasing. Close by asking whether composers write music in the rhythmic patterns of their native language.