Great video, man! I shared this with a non-music friend that was asking about how time signatures and beats worked in music; it's a great oversight of the basics. Awesome content :]
Thanks for the great video, bro. It helped me to think somenthings a little bit different. Keep the good work. You're are an awesome drummer and you channel here in TH-cam is excellent! All the best.
Thank you! This was very enlightening! I Know this stuff. However, hearing an explanation about basic theory once in a while helps me "cleaning" my brain from all the ideas that I make seem harder than they are. This video made me simplify things again. I'm currently transcribing a difficult Charlie Parker's solo on a Ballad and writting so many notes and subdivisions on such a slow tempo has been quite annoying. I think now I will take less time to write it down. Thank you, once again!
I would really love some observation of Bill Bruford's work. He has A LOT of polyrhythm and polymeter going on. Both on his solo albums, his jazz band Earthworks, King Crimson, and Yes. And also on his solos (especially the solo from Deja Vrooom DVD (King Crimson), he solos over a pattern played by the Chapman Stick and constantly changes the time feel. (I made a cover of that :D :D :D). I love your videos!!
@@YogevGabay th-cam.com/video/V4EMFpmi7Mo/w-d-xo.html I recorded the "guitar" by myself because I couldn't find any good recording of the Chapman stick. Also I write the whole solo. So I can send you a copy of you want. (Also I wrote to your email asking the Venetian snares scores...). Thanks man!!!!
would love to see this expaded with some of the obscure, experimental time signals that just... don't really make sense like anything with odd lower number
@yogevgabay You and Dave King are the wittiest drummers around. And you are both innovative players. You should collaborate. Like Flight of the Conchords except TWO drummers!
Thank you. I love what You do. Your videos are very helpful to me. I’m reading an interesting book at the moment which is strctly related to them: the geometry of musical rhythm - what makes a “good” rhythm good? By Godfried T. Toussant (2nd ed.).
Depends who you ask I guess? For some reason people don't consider it an odd TS, but it is a odd number so, yeah? Wow such a non helpful answer hahahah
When thinking about "oddity" not in the mathematical sense but in musical common sense, then I think 3/4 is not an odd time signature. It's the waltz known for centuries! I mean, everyone has been hearing and singing 3/4 music since childhood and got used to it. It's a bit less common than 4/4, but it's everywhere. The same goes for 3/2 and 3/8 (slower or faster, but still the same idea) and 6/8 (which is almost the same as 3/4). On the other hand, "odd" music is something unusual, non-conventional. For example, 5/4, 7/8, 9/8, 11/16. And 9/8 also. So I have devised the following scheme. If the top number of the time signature is a power of 2 (e.g. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16), or if it's 3 multiplied by a power of 2 (e.g. 3, 6, 12), then it's a "regular" time signature. If it has any other prime factors (e.g. 5, 7, 11), or if it's multiplied by 3 more than once (e.g. 9), then it's an odd time signature. For example, 5/4, 5/8 and 10/8 will be odd time signatures (even though 10 is an even number). And 9/8 will be also an odd time signature (a waltz inside a waltz is not a waltz anymore). The bottom number doesn't matter (it's always a power of 2).
@@GoblinAlchem But I wonder. So some cultures like the balkans or turkish music for example have a lot of traditional songs in 9. Is it still considered odd there? I actually don't know the answer. I mean, I don't really know if we call it odd because it's NOT EVEN or because it's STRANGE. see what I mean? So there's an Iraqi groove in 10 beats. Is that not an odd time signature? This is a very interesting conversation actually !
Wow, that's interesting! I am from Russia, and I've heard 5 or 9 beats only in jazz and prog music. Probably this means that it's easier for Balkan and Iraqi people to understand jazz!
@@GoblinAlchem Oh so you should try and find these genres, you'd love it! Balkan, Arabic and Indian music do to rhythm what Jazz does to harmony hahaha
Man this is gold, poor man's Adam Neely and I dont mean that in a negative way. Loved the metal drummer joke, good but sadly based in reality at least imo. Anyway you should have way more views man, keep up the good work!
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@@YogevGabay Sir, you are a percussionist. Wear the title with pride!
Great video, man! I shared this with a non-music friend that was asking about how time signatures and beats worked in music; it's a great oversight of the basics. Awesome content :]
That is awesome! And that's exactly the goal. If non musicians can get it, I've done my job.
I don’t play any instrument but I follow your channel. This is super informative and easy to understand. Thank you!
This is really helpful. I've always thought the bottom number in time signatures was kind of arbitrary
Your videos are amazing. I love the channel.
Glad you like them!
Fantastic teaching style and creative vibe :)
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Wow! Awesome guide. Thank you :)
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The analogies are great! Awesome teaching
Glad you think so!
brilliant!! best channel ever!
Been loving these polyrhythm videos, great content and editing!
The glance to the side while awkwardly holding up the 30bpm = Like
Best and most useful explanation of this stuff ever! Thank you!
I subscribed, this guy is good at drums, good in Theory and is charismatic with that accent lol basically me with drums 🤭😂
I tried to get rid of the accent. Failed miserably hahaha
I love this a lot - good thing in my world for sure
I NEEDED THIS VIDEO SO MUCH MAN!!!
Happy I can help!
Thanks for the great video, bro. It helped me to think somenthings a little bit different. Keep the good work. You're are an awesome drummer and you channel here in TH-cam is excellent! All the best.
Glad I could help!
Thank you! This was very enlightening! I Know this stuff. However, hearing an explanation about basic theory once in a while helps me "cleaning" my brain from all the ideas that I make seem harder than they are. This video made me simplify things again. I'm currently transcribing a difficult Charlie Parker's solo on a Ballad and writting so many notes and subdivisions on such a slow tempo has been quite annoying. I think now I will take less time to write it down. Thank you, once again!
Oh man thanks!
I'm very happy you find this helpful!
First! Awesome video dude - as usual
Legend!
I would really love some observation of Bill Bruford's work. He has A LOT of polyrhythm and polymeter going on. Both on his solo albums, his jazz band Earthworks, King Crimson, and Yes.
And also on his solos (especially the solo from Deja Vrooom DVD (King Crimson), he solos over a pattern played by the Chapman Stick and constantly changes the time feel. (I made a cover of that :D :D :D). I love your videos!!
Ohhhh nice, checking it out!
And send your cover over/
@@YogevGabay th-cam.com/video/V4EMFpmi7Mo/w-d-xo.html
I recorded the "guitar" by myself because I couldn't find any good recording of the Chapman stick. Also I write the whole solo. So I can send you a copy of you want. (Also I wrote to your email asking the Venetian snares scores...).
Thanks man!!!!
I was actually the one that came up with the note value table. And you’re welcome. Brilliant as usual, thanks Yogev!
Oh shit Joe, THANKS! But bro, what's up with that quarter note rest?! no one can write that.
mit ocw should add this series to their lecture series
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I'm less lost :)
would love to see this expaded with some of the obscure, experimental time signals that just... don't really make sense like anything with odd lower number
great Video Yogev, I have a request, could you decode "the construcktion of light" by king crimson, when you have time? thanks!!
@yogevgabay You and Dave King are the wittiest drummers around. And you are both innovative players. You should collaborate. Like Flight of the Conchords except TWO drummers!
hahahahahahaa oh boy that would be a dream come true
Thank you. I love what You do. Your videos are very helpful to me. I’m reading an interesting book at the moment which is strctly related to them: the geometry of musical rhythm - what makes a “good” rhythm good? By Godfried T. Toussant (2nd ed.).
Oh sounds interesting !
what's the difference between 4/4 and 8/8? can you make a video plss
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hahahahah thanks !
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Are 3/2 and 3/4 considered odd time signatures?
Depends who you ask I guess? For some reason people don't consider it an odd TS, but it is a odd number so, yeah?
Wow such a non helpful answer hahahah
When thinking about "oddity" not in the mathematical sense but in musical common sense, then I think 3/4 is not an odd time signature. It's the waltz known for centuries! I mean, everyone has been hearing and singing 3/4 music since childhood and got used to it. It's a bit less common than 4/4, but it's everywhere. The same goes for 3/2 and 3/8 (slower or faster, but still the same idea) and 6/8 (which is almost the same as 3/4). On the other hand, "odd" music is something unusual, non-conventional. For example, 5/4, 7/8, 9/8, 11/16. And 9/8 also. So I have devised the following scheme. If the top number of the time signature is a power of 2 (e.g. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16), or if it's 3 multiplied by a power of 2 (e.g. 3, 6, 12), then it's a "regular" time signature. If it has any other prime factors (e.g. 5, 7, 11), or if it's multiplied by 3 more than once (e.g. 9), then it's an odd time signature. For example, 5/4, 5/8 and 10/8 will be odd time signatures (even though 10 is an even number). And 9/8 will be also an odd time signature (a waltz inside a waltz is not a waltz anymore). The bottom number doesn't matter (it's always a power of 2).
@@GoblinAlchem But I wonder. So some cultures like the balkans or turkish music for example have a lot of traditional songs in 9. Is it still considered odd there? I actually don't know the answer. I mean, I don't really know if we call it odd because it's NOT EVEN or because it's STRANGE. see what I mean? So there's an Iraqi groove in 10 beats. Is that not an odd time signature? This is a very interesting conversation actually !
Wow, that's interesting! I am from Russia, and I've heard 5 or 9 beats only in jazz and prog music. Probably this means that it's easier for Balkan and Iraqi people to understand jazz!
@@GoblinAlchem Oh so you should try and find these genres, you'd love it! Balkan, Arabic and Indian music do to rhythm what Jazz does to harmony hahaha
Man this is gold, poor man's Adam Neely and I dont mean that in a negative way. Loved the metal drummer joke, good but sadly based in reality at least imo. Anyway you should have way more views man, keep up the good work!
hahaha thanks!
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