Steps in a polonaise rhythm: Rasmussen’s “Experiencing Architecture”
Rhythm in architecture A few years ago I was trying to write some study materials about “rhythm,” and tied myself in knots trying to connect all the different ways the…
Do marches really have to have dotted rhythms?
Nice to see an article about marching music, one of the weird, esoteric topics that perplex ballet pianists like me: a 2018 conference paper byNiels Hansen, Nicholas Shea & David…
Music theory for (ballet) dancers, the last word for now? Grant’s “Beating Time and Measuring Music in the Early Modern Era”
I’ve just added Roger Grant’s Beating Time and Measuring Music in the Early Modern Era as my top choice for books on music theory for those interested in music-dance relationships (see…
Musicology, ballet teaching and time signature
A proud day for me, my first proper article published in Empirical Musicology Review. “How Down is a Downbeat? Feeling Meter and Gravity in Music and Dance?” came out of a single…
A year of ballet playing cards #18: Another 6/8 allegro – by Auber (5h)
Download music for allegro in six eight (6/8) by Auber (free pdf) Read more about my Year of Ballet Playing Cards This music for allegro in six eight is what I…
New metre and rhythm page
After 11 years of having odd articles about rhythm and metre all over my old site at jsmusic.org.uk, I decided it was time to reduce it all down to a page of…