Polyrhythms were like magic to me before, but relating them to fractions and the lowest common denominator suddenly makes them make so much more sense. Thanks for making this video!
for anyone having trouble with the 2:3 polyrhythm, the way I learned it was through the "Hark how the bells" holidays song. It sounds exactly like a 2:3
As a drummer, I literally just think of my bass drum as a separate instrument, as opposed to a drum, and that mentality makes it a lot easier for me for whatever reason.
Tribal African drummers don't subdivide their numerous 2-3-5-7-11-13 etc polyrhythms. Instead they "feel" the half and triplet beats and approximate the symmetry of the polyrhythm. Even if single drummer makes a mistake, he can correct it by feeling the half point in-between an odd signature.
Incredible video! I’ve never been able to drum a polyrhythm! Had it locked in by the end of this video and it’s transferred to all of them! Thank you!!!!
This is BRILLIANT. I understood it theoretically but couldn’t make the jump to both hands! I hadn’t ever thought of breaking it down into the common denominator!
Thank you so much for all of your videos on rhythm. I've forwarded links to a couple of my piano pupils who have been struggling with rhythm. You have a real talent for explaining things clearly.
Very helpful. Althoguh admittedly, my brain was switching the "eighth" and "tuplet", so rather than doing a triplet and later septuplet in 2/4, I was basically counting two bars of 3/8 (then later 7/8).
Yeah, that can happen. To keep the underlying meter clearly defined, try to also tap your foot to the quarter note beat and put emphasis on your rhythmic figures there.
thanks a lot for this video! actually for me play a simple polyrythmic groove with a 4/4 music is like a perfect meditation, my brain has to switch off in a way to being able to play haha.
A good way that I foundes to find how to correctly divide the beat is to find a comme number in the multiplication tables of the two units we want to opposite. And of course, take the smallest number we can take, so the original beat is divided as little as possible. Example : 3 against 4 = Multiplication table of 3 : 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, etc. Same for 4 : 4, 8, 12, 16, etc. We see that there's the same number in both : 12. So we have to divide the beat into 12 parts to place and the three and the four beats. I hope it was useful ! ^o^
Thanks for this. My left hand just woke up. My rhythms were off because my right hand had to wait for the left to catch up. The way you explain it makes good sense✨👍🏻💯
This is a great video. I use polyrhythms often playing guitar. Some things just feel natural that way but I've had a hard time trying to translate the feeling over as I'm learning to play drums. This gives a lot of simple clarification
Wow okay I was really struggling with polyrythms but this explained it in the most understandable way I've seen and now I'm finding new and interesting ways to play polyrythms in my drumming
-- "Pass the god-damned but-ter" -- Say that in your head at normal speaking speed -- Both R L R L-R -- Tap with your corresponding hand to the corresponding word above it. Congratulations. You can now play a 3/4 polyrhythm, and will think of butter every time you do.
WHERE's budDY RICH? WHERE's budDY RICH? Btw the polyrhythm you were talking about is usually referred to as a "4:3" but to each his own. I'm just being a nitpicker
Hi Saher. Thank you so much for this video. It is awesome and so helpful. And thank you so much for other videos including those you posted in 2008 i think - to do with improving and helping one's singing/vocals. You are awesome. Thank you, Chris Melbourne, Australia.
This was incredibly helpful! As a beginner I was trying to learn my first polyrhythm piece (glasswork opening by Philip Glass) and it has the same pattern as the example of this video (2 notes on one hand, 3 on the other). At first polyrhytm was daunting to me but it's simpler than it's seems
You get the thumbs up .After trawling videos to understand this concept ,yours was the one that made sense.I didn't even get to the end be the light bulb went off. Thanks
Oh my goodness Saher! It's been so long! I actually found the package that Citadels came in from years ago and to my surprise, there was an unopened CD in there! The one I have open is all scratched and used so that was a lovely surprise to find! Hope you're well and enjoying life!
A few of my favourites: Gavin Harrison: 19 Days (19/8) Anika Nilles: Smooth 7 (4/4 with 7/16) Vinnie Colaiuta with Sting: Seven Days (5/8) I Hung My Head (9/8)
Love your voice and these videos are incredibly helpful! I am a complete newbie at music theory and learning to play instruments so this stuff is super helpful thank you for sharing!!! Keep it up 👍
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Polyrhythms were like magic to me before, but relating them to fractions and the lowest common denominator suddenly makes them make so much more sense. Thanks for making this video!
Thanks Martin, that makes me very happy to hear :)
Yea lol it makes much more sense than using decimals...
This is by far one of the best videos I've seen on RUclips for explaining polyrhythms. Well done, Sir.
Christopher Ammons...Grammar Nazi here. You can’t have “By far one of the best”. It’s either “By far the best”. Or “One of the best”.
Nieens
Better than Adam Neely for my part
I can agree with that!
Yes
for anyone having trouble with the 2:3 polyrhythm, the way I learned it was through the "Hark how the bells" holidays song. It sounds exactly like a 2:3
very nice tutorial. You managed to explain polyrhythms in the first minute of the video and the examples were super helpful.
As a drummer, I literally just think of my bass drum as a separate instrument, as opposed to a drum, and that mentality makes it a lot easier for me for whatever reason.
I think this is one of the best video talking about polyrhythms i ever seen in RUclips for sure ! Very simple and didactic.
FINALLY! A video on polyrhythms I can actually understand. Thank you so much!
Tribal African drummers don't subdivide their numerous 2-3-5-7-11-13 etc polyrhythms. Instead they "feel" the half and triplet beats and approximate the symmetry of the polyrhythm. Even if single drummer makes a mistake, he can correct it by feeling the half point in-between an odd signature.
👆👽 THAT. When you feel it..that's when you're one with it and don't need to count a thing....
False. African tribal sing the sounds AND convert on. Ritmo. Im a student. Guinea music. Tribal. 😊
Best polyrhythm video out there. Great work on the visual aids!
Thanks Todd!
Incredible video! I’ve never been able to drum a polyrhythm! Had it locked in by the end of this video and it’s transferred to all of them! Thank you!!!!
I'm a guitarist and this helped me to create the craziest metal song last night so amazing great job on explaining this it worked so unbelievably well
I’d love to hear it!
Me too!
would you care to share that with us?
i don’t care that it’s been three years send the fucking song
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN! BRING HENCEFORTH THINE METAL SONG FOR THE MASSES LEST THOU FEARFUL OF MELTING FACES? COWARDICE.
This is BRILLIANT. I understood it theoretically but couldn’t make the jump to both hands! I hadn’t ever thought of breaking it down into the common denominator!
Thank you so much for all of your videos on rhythm. I've forwarded links to a couple of my piano pupils who have been struggling with rhythm. You have a real talent for explaining things clearly.
Hand down the best video I've seen on polyrhythms. First video I've watched of yours and you already earned the subscribe
The best poly video by far on RUclips. Awesome sauce man thanks!
Best explanation out there for polyrhythms. Period. Thank you for uploading!
Brilliant breakdown. Trying to play this had me laughing aloud, a sort of happy frustration. LOVE it!
The way you showed using the lowest common multiple along with the grid was the perfect explanation for me in understanding this. THANK YOU!
Very helpful. Althoguh admittedly, my brain was switching the "eighth" and "tuplet", so rather than doing a triplet and later septuplet in 2/4, I was basically counting two bars of 3/8 (then later 7/8).
Yeah, that can happen. To keep the underlying meter clearly defined, try to also tap your foot to the quarter note beat and put emphasis on your rhythmic figures there.
Might actually be a 2:3 polyrhythm. Not entirely sure but I'm learnig the bass part and it sounds like it to me.
thanks a lot for this video! actually for me play a simple polyrythmic groove with a 4/4 music is like a perfect meditation, my brain has to switch off in a way to being able to play haha.
A good way that I foundes to find how to correctly divide the beat is to find a comme number in the multiplication tables of the two units we want to opposite. And of course, take the smallest number we can take, so the original beat is divided as little as possible.
Example : 3 against 4 =
Multiplication table of 3 :
3, 6, 9, 12, 15, etc.
Same for 4 : 4, 8, 12, 16, etc.
We see that there's the same number in both : 12. So we have to divide the beat into 12 parts to place and the three and the four beats.
I hope it was useful ! ^o^
Thanks for this. My left hand just woke up. My rhythms were off because my right hand had to wait for the left to catch up. The way you explain it makes good sense✨👍🏻💯
Beautiful video, very clearly explained, and very nicely animated, great audio quality, and succinct. Nice work!
I never thought much about 3 on 2 until I heard Philip Glass Opening and found it quite mesmerizing.
His visuals helps a lot.
This is a great video. I use polyrhythms often playing guitar. Some things just feel natural that way but I've had a hard time trying to translate the feeling over as I'm learning to play drums. This gives a lot of simple clarification
Omg this is so incredibly clear and helpful! Thank you so much for making this video!
his voice is addictive. great for narration.
Wow okay I was really struggling with polyrythms but this explained it in the most understandable way I've seen and now I'm finding new and interesting ways to play polyrythms in my drumming
This has to be the most practical hands on tutorial ever made on RUclips. Thank you very much!
I went through this video about 10x times on piano and now I have it! Thank you!
Loved it man, really entertaining and efficent, sober, efficent, exciting still !
This was a fabulous lesson, thank you so much !!!
finally someone who can CLEARLY explain poly-rhythms in a way that's so easy to understand thank you :)
Thanks...this is probably the only video on you RUclips that explains triplets over eighth notes.
-- "Pass the god-damned but-ter" -- Say that in your head at normal speaking speed
-- Both R L R L-R -- Tap with your corresponding hand to the corresponding word above it.
Congratulations. You can now play a 3/4 polyrhythm, and will think of butter every time you do.
Here's the god-damned but-tah
thanks :)
Not dif-i-cult... not dif-i-cult...
I got this Adam neeley
WHERE's budDY RICH? WHERE's budDY RICH? Btw the polyrhythm you were talking about is usually referred to as a "4:3" but to each his own. I'm just being a nitpicker
Hahaha this one is great too!!!! Thank you
Hi Saher. Thank you so much for this video. It is awesome and so helpful. And thank you so much for other videos including those you posted in 2008 i think - to do with improving and helping one's singing/vocals. You are awesome. Thank you, Chris Melbourne, Australia.
This was incredibly helpful! As a beginner I was trying to learn my first polyrhythm piece (glasswork opening by Philip Glass) and it has the same pattern as the example of this video (2 notes on one hand, 3 on the other). At first polyrhytm was daunting to me but it's simpler than it's seems
Me too.
A great example of how to make an excellent easy to understand educational video tutorial. No b.s.. Thanks much for educating the world!
Your rhythm videos are nothing short of genius!! Many Thanks!!!
Holy cow. That was super helpful! Thank you.
You are an amazingly talented teacher.
Thank you for making this video, I have expanded my knowledge on polyrhythms and with try to add some to my playing
Best video on polyrhytm ever! Thank you man!;-)
Thanks for the effort you put into preparing this video. This was well done.
You get the thumbs up .After trawling videos to understand this concept ,yours was the one that made sense.I didn't even get to the end be the light bulb went off. Thanks
You cant explain better than this. so beautiful dear friend. Best wishes (-:
thanks for sharing this video! was very helpful to me
Oh my goodness Saher! It's been so long! I actually found the package that Citadels came in from years ago and to my surprise, there was an unopened CD in there! The one I have open is all scratched and used so that was a lovely surprise to find! Hope you're well and enjoying life!
Hey Sarah, it's awesome to see you here. Glad you found your backup copy of Citadels at long last :D
Definitely one of the better ways to show this. Another is one part is 4/4 for 3 bars. Another is 3/4 for 4 bars.
Very nicely done. Simplified with perfection. Thank you
A few of my favourites:
Gavin Harrison: 19 Days (19/8)
Anika Nilles: Smooth 7 (4/4 with 7/16)
Vinnie Colaiuta with Sting: Seven Days (5/8) I Hung My Head (9/8)
Thank you for making this so easy!!! Also loved the 4:3 video!!
Subdivided polyrhythm is very interesting kept up the good work, Saher!
Love your voice and these videos are incredibly helpful! I am a complete newbie at music theory and learning to play instruments so this stuff is super helpful thank you for sharing!!! Keep it up 👍
THIS IS THE! BEST VIDEO I HAVE SEEN, ONLY THIS VIDEO HELPED ME
That is absolutely amazing! It's crazy how much this helps; thank you!
This is brilliant! All your videos are. Thank you.
amazing, no nonsense, straight to the jugular of knowledge
you channel will be even bigger
You have excellent videos man, thank you, you are a genius!
This helps the understanding of poly rythums i can apply to scratching 👍
Fantastic man!
I learned "Cold cup of tea" for three against two.
This is a great way to explain poly rythms. Thx so much
The explaination is really clear. Like it. Thanks.
This helped so much THANK U SO MUCH !!!
You sir are an incredible teacher. Subbed/Liked. Thank you!!
Great breakdown, excellent examples. Now to write some polyrhythms!
This was so helpful thanks!
*Danny Carey wants to know your location*
😂 😂 😂 I WAS GONNA SAY THIS! 😂
Brilliant upload mate. I love polyrhythms.
awesome lesson man ! love it
Very good vid! I've been working with polyrhythms, and this is very helpful.
Wow, that's helpful. Thank you so much!
Really helpful video. Learned a lot comparing other channels
Excellently explained! Thank you!
Your tutorials rock! Thank you so much
What an amazing video. I finally understand!
Thank you so much, you are so good at teaching👍👍👍
Thank you for making this great video!
Excellent video. Thanks for sharing. Really helpful, polyrythms have always confused me.
Thanks as always, Saher! :D
Thank you so much for this tutorial.It helped me a lot
Thank you! I learned A LOT!
Thamks for the video!!! Excellent!!!
Probably, most helpful lesion I've learned.
Thanks!
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Well made video!
Thank You for this video! I appreciate Your work. And You are so talented, i am in love with your music. Have a lovely day! ♡
Thank you :)
This was an excellent teaching video.
Brilliant explanation!
Very nicely explained. thank you ! Another way to understand and master polyrhythms is through a rhythmic beat language known as konnokol.
This is great! Thank you.
That was super helpful. Thank you.
Great video, I only wish there was some examples of the polyrythms on action.
Thanks for the info brudda.
Amazing video. Thank you
This is FANTASTIC
Really helpful video, thank you so much
Well done bro
Brilliant video!