Discover rhythmic techniques from some of the best-known themes in film, learn a wealth of techniques for irregular meters from classic blockbuster films, and see how meter combines with mode and tempo to create emotional associations from Hollywood’s best composers!
Lesson 1 – Special Uses of Repetition, Hemiola, and Theme Rhythms
- Memorable Rhythms in the First 2 Bars of Themes
- Cell Repetition with Divider
- Cell Repetition with Variation
- Embedded Cell Repetition
- Creating Meaning with Hemiola
- Overview – Hemiola vs. Syncopation
- Confident
- Emphatic Cadence
- Light-Hearted Action
- Antagonist
- Overview – Intensifying Expressions with Displaced Hemiola
- Modern Theme Rhythms: The “Bump” and “Run-Up”
- The Strong-Weak Bump
- Bump with Decorated Strong Beat
- The Strong-Beat Run-Up
Lesson 2 – Irregular Meters in Action Cues
- Irregular Meters Used Singly
- 2-Beat Times (in 5)
- 3-Beat Times (in 7, 8)
- 4 or More Beats in Irregular Patterns
- Regular + Irregular: The Early Beat
- Regular + Irregular: The Late Beat
- Large Irregular Meters
- Other Techniques with Irregular Meters
- Mixed Irregular Meters
- Accelerating the Meter
- Making Repetitions Unpredictable
Lesson 3 – Associations of Meters with Certain Modes and Tempos
- A Few Preliminaries
- On Associations in General
- Expressing Compound and Triple Time
- Slow Compound Time
- Sorrow
- Mystery
- Fast Compound Time
- Strength, Power
- Success, Succeeding
- Light-Hearted Adventure
- Sinister
- Triple Time
- Comfort, Love, Bonding
- Tragic Fate
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