Rhythm

Pattern in Time

$8.95

Imprint: Wooden Books
Availability: Currently not available / Coming soon on 03/15/2025

Book Details

Pages

64 Pages
Size

5.5 x 6.75
Format

Trade Paperback
Pub. Date

03/15/2025
ISBN

978-1-952178-48-1
Publisher

Wooden Books

Authors

Julian Gerstin, PhD, MFA, is a percussionist, composer, and ethnomusicologist. He has toured and recorded with numerous jazz and world music ensembles, including Baba Ken Okulolo and Bomba de Aquí, and composes for the JG Sextet. He has researched traditional music throughout the Caribbean and taught at Wesleyan University, Clark University, and Marlboro College.

What is the difference between a downbeat, an offbeat, and a backbeat? What is the cross-rhythm in a polyrhythm? Are odd meters really odd? Why is the mysterious 3-3-2 rhythm so popular all over the world? In this one-of-a-kind pocket book, top rhythm dude Dr. Julian Gerstin reveals the fundamental creative structures of musical rhythm, showing how they power styles from rock, rap, and reggae to highlife and salsa, and the traditions of Africa, Latin America, Arabia, and India.

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