Improve Your Sense of Rhythm: Polyrhythms, Polymeter & Dotted Feels (Part 3)
Part 3 of the rhythm series goes advanced — polyrhythms, polymeters and the dotted feel, all made approachable on the piano. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music wraps up his three-part rhythm series with the advanced concepts: polyrhythm, polymeter and the dotted time feel. You'll revise Parts 1 and 2, then explore the gallop, what a polyrhythm is, dividing by 4, using the LCM, playing 2 over 3, flipping into a triplet feel, polymeters and the dotted feel — with the importance of listening throughout. Shown on piano, it applies to vocals, percussion, guitar and any instrument. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #Polyrhythms #Polymeter #DottedRhythm Chapters 00:00 Polyrhythms, mixed meter and dotted feels 02:06 Recap pulse, subdivision and accents 04:27 Three and four together 06:56 Common subdivision for three-against-four 09:38 Three and two together 11:17 Feel four beats with triplet subdivisions 13:06 Keep the pulse inside the polyrhythm 13:18 Combine different meter groups 14:25 Seven-plus-six rhythmic example 15:20 The Jellyfish meter-grouping example 17:40 Listen before analysing advanced rhythms 18:25 Dotted-note values and feel 20:26 Dotted-eighth-style rhythm 21:17 Compare the normal and dotted pulse 22:41 Use and resolve dotted accents 23:05 Recap advanced rhythm concepts 24:55 Practice order: pulse, meter, subdivision and phrasing
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