Richard Yates wrote:
I strongly agree on that, too. I think pitch is over-rated, to be
honest -- it's the rhythm that gives most "lines" their identity and
meaning, in terms of accent, rhythm and flow.
Sounds like Rap to me!
Richard Yates
Sounds more like the opening song from Music Man, to me.
I often point out to my students the different importance between pitch
and rhythm (I am trying to illustrate the greater importance of rhythm)
by playing Happy Birthday to them.
I play it once by playing the correct rhythms but playing a lot of wrong
notes. They recognize it immediately, despite the wrong notes.
Then I play the correct pitches but in a totally different rhythm, and
none of them recognize it.
Finally I point out that in order to get a great performance, both pitch
and rhythm need to be accurate, but if for any reason they can't get
both right at first, they should ALWAYS be sure to get the rhythm right,
then work on playing the correct pitches at the correct times based on
the rhythms they got right the first time.
--
David H. Bailey
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