Artistic research project under Danish National Academy of Music published in September 2021. Excerpt from the PDF:
‘This material is about playing in odd meters and feeling at home doing it. The method described here is for all pitched instruments including the voice and can also be used by percussionists and drummers to some extent.
We approach all meters, odd or even, as a combination of groups of two or three beats. The premise is that we think rhythm before pitch.
The aim is to give you the tools to understand and play in any meter, odd or even. Even if all you ever want to do after reading this material is to play in 4/4 for the rest of your life, this can help you get more out of it. All the principles laid out here can also be used as compositional tools’
Figure 3 from the PDF: Filling bars of 2/4 and 3/4 with notes of one value.
‘Straight Through Odd Times’ PDF
The audio examples below correspond with the written examples in the PDF. Each chapter is further exemplified by three video examples.
CHAPTER 3 OF PDF – TUNE IN THREE
Example 1
Eight and nine notes over six beats
Example 2
8th note quadruplets
Example 3
8th note quadruplets and -triplets
Example 4
Metric modulation between 3/4 and 2/4
Tune In Three – Trio Performance
Tune In Three – Metric Modulation
Tune In Three – How To Practice
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CHAPTER 4 OF PDF – TUNE IN FIVE
Example 5
Playing inside the A minor groove
Example 6
Adding quarter note quadruplets
Example 7
Playing inside the F minor groove
Example 8
Playing over the whole solo form
Example 9
Using triplets over the whole form
Example 10
Using a mix of quadruplets and triplets
Example 11
Patterns suggesting a half-time feel
Example 12
Sparse, playing in between bass line
Example 13
Using groups of five notes in 5/4
Example 14
Mini metric modulation
Tune In Five – Trio Performance
Tune In Five – Using Different Groupings
Tune In Five – How To Practice
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CHAPTER 5 OF PDF – TUNE IN SEVEN
Example 15
Two different beats
Example 16
laying over the last three beats
Example 17
Improvising inside the groove
Example 18
8th note triplets and -quadruplets
Example 19
Phrases suggesting a half-time feel
Example 20
Sparse off-beat playing
Example 21
Mini metric Modulation
Tune In Seven – Trio Performance
Tune In Seven – Using Different Groupings
Tune In Seven – How To Practice
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