Polyrhythm Challenge #polyrhythms

[KatharinaEwers]

I never understood how anyone can do this, it's just crazy

[broquemusician]

You are one of the ONLY PEOPLE who can do 3:4 correctly on YouTube apparently. Thank you for actually doing it correctly.

[maltekempff]

Hey that is a great exercise! Thanks for providing to us.

[jakke]

Well, is there even anything she cannot do at this point? (Also, this is great as asmr btw lol)

[josephroper]

Amazing. You make something very difficult look easy!

[willisfouts]

Those patterns, that rhythmic click-clack, I’m sure is one of our earliest methods of communication. And I’m sure it’s use has continued down through the evolution of communication, being coopted for many and widely varied uses. Musical expression being an early one to use that rhythmic expression. One can imagine the story of a particularly epic hunt being told around the fire. The bard telling the tale, using that rhythmic pounding as an analogy of the great herd of bison as it stampeded down through the plains.
Men dying. Bison dying. The pounding hearts that had scarcely recovered from the hunt, the kill, only to be set pounding again as a 3, 000 pound bear decided he wanted some of their supper.

Man, what stories to tell and it all starts with that simple beat.
Love it, my friend. Thank you

[GracePagaduan-fwcz]

Wow may i try it also hehe..thank you miss sarah

[AtanoKSi]

"ha, this is easy"
"WAIT WHAT"

[Manta]

Cool Sarah! As a drummer first and foremost (often I play along to prog rock) I could certainly appreciate this, though I have never tried it I'm quite used to playing along to Tool and King Crimson. Though there are many tracks that have odd time signatures/polyrhythms a drummer called Russell Gillbrook I saw at drum clinic over 20 years ago said to the audience, all drumming is made up of singles and double strokes. Of course this is very true but it isn't as simple as it sounds in practice.

[ShaharHarshuv]

How did you get so good at this playing a monophonic instrument?

[alejandrorodriguez-dorj]

sounds like Malambo, a folk music from my country but i stay for those amazing pens

[midnightmoth]

Never underestimate recorder players 🔥

[Arycke]

I recognize these more as the composite rhythms. I.e. nice cup of tea for 3:2 and pass the goddamn butter for 4:3.

[marcusbarstow]

Only Sarah (who’s a recorder player) can do this test. I think that is genuinely amazing. I don’t play a recorder, but I do love watching your videos.

[rarephoenix]

Seemed like some swing on that quintuple. Fun exercise.

[KevinRoddy]

This is the best explanation I have seen for polyrhythms not just 2:3, 3:2, 3:4, but 5:4 - do by watching and imitating - great job, Sarah!

[Aquilonius]

Expecting these rithmic skills from a percutionist, or a pianist, okay, but from a recorder player?! What a pleasant surprise ! 😜

[gunslingersymphony]

Back when I had a very boring job I would practice polyrhythms with one hand on the counter for hours on end, then I would switch hands for a few hours, then I would use both both hands. Drove my coworkers nuts, but it kept me entertained.

[TheCatGoesRawrMusik]

Most people go to 4. 5 is so much harder to get in my opinion.... my brain doesn't like 5 against.. anything but 1

[CavyWheek]

Awesome job! It was relatively easy for me to get the mechanics down for these. Making them sound musical was another issue. 😄