Rhythm Pedagogy

[john lamb]

Hey everyone.... I'm working on a literature review at the moment, and I need to come up with a comprehensive list w/ descriptions + citations of rhythm pedagogy for my Masters thesis (a re-think of the way rhythm is taught). Has anyone worked on this already? And if so, do you mind if I take a look at what you've done?

Also... does anyone have any insights about / experience with specific methods? So far I have

Kodaly, Orff, Suzuki, Takademi, Gordon, McHose, Dalcroze.... most of these I don't know that well, so if anyone has any experiences with any, or others I have missed, i'd love to hear it!

Also, how is rhythm taught the pro schools?


Thanks!

[Timbata]

I'm not sure if this is the kind of thing you looking for. This guy has a book and several interesting video's on his web site. It's based on the Indian (Carnatic) approach to rhythm.

http://www.advancedrhythm.com/

While we're on the topic on indian rhythms check out this video with Allaha Rahka and Zakir Hussein:

[john lamb]

unfortunately, that website isn't working right now.

I do need to include a survey of the way other cultures think about and teach rhythm as well. The Indian tala system is one I know about ... and the sub Saharan African system of so called 'divisive rhythm' is another (though totally misunderstood by the theorists, as evidenced by the name!) ... any other thoughts here? thanks!

[thewikiman]

John do you have access to JSTOR via the institution you're doing the MA with? http://www.jstor.org - just had a quick look and it seemed to have some stuff which might be relevant.

Also try http://zetoc.mimas.ac.uk/ - it's a Table of Contents database. Every journal the British Library has, its table of contents is listed on Zetoc. So if you can find academic articles that match up with your keywords, then at least you know they exist and can try and track them down!

[john lamb]

I do... but its a jungle of articles, and at the moment I feel like the Sorcerer's Apprentice, only with journals instead of brooms! I'm hoping for a look in the right direction so I can cut down on the blind searches!

So far, I'm finding that systems rely pretty much exclusively on various rhythm solfege systems, excepting a few that also include dance like movements.

[Tombo 7/4]

I studied rhythm in college with these books from Phil Perkins:
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Logical-Approach-to-Rhythmic-Notation-Vol-1/415845
http://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/Logical-Approach-to-Rhythmic-Notation-Vol-2/415856

Friends in college had a teacher who used a method taught to him by Greg Abate.
It was kind of an hybrid Indian/European system which sounded cool.
http://www.gregabate.com/