Music is a time-based art form, and accordingly, methods of managing and organising time are critical to all music of all times and of all cultures. Rhythm is humankind's primary tool for achieving such musical organisation. This unit studies the musical element of rhythm in theoretical, practical and creative modes, and from manifold perspectives, drawn from many and various musical cultures of the world. The unit begins with a theoretical consideration of the universal role of rhythm as a means of measuring and managing time, and of organising musical ideas in time. In then investigates the practical application of rhythm, and the various and extraordinary musical manifestations of... -- Course Website
Instructor: Mr Tony Lewis
Prerequisites: 12cp
