Beat and Rhythm Explained

What is a beat and how is it different from rhythm? Most people cannot explain it. This video is designed to empower you with the knowledge to distinguish the two and be able to define each!

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[MrRushabhT]

The idea of using sentences to describe the differences in note values (ie, quarters, eights, etc) is genius!

[jetsparks]

This is definitely the most clear an concise explanation of beat and rhythm i've ever heard. MY GOODNESS my brain is going "yes" rn.

[neetrab]

And after umpteen years of trying to understand the difference... all I needed was to listen to this 2 minute and 47 second video to save my life. Thank you!!!! The best explanation

[thuhuyendang]

This channel is underrated. Videos are super short yet easy to understand. I love it!

[jorgegonzalez-ecfl]

This is a great video that accurately depicts beat and rhythm. THUMBS UP!

[xyla]

Im only here bc of my teacher in online class

[michaelo]

This a video lesson I have to do in class 👍

[jessicadelia]

This. Is. Perfect! My general music class mixes the two up all the time!

[imakemusique]

Man, Jackie is so controlling. Great video though!

[sluggo]

That works because English is a stress-timed language. We speak stressed syllables in a regular time (the beats), and shorten unstressed syllables to fit within them. The most common English pattern is the iamb (unstressed-stressed): "The DOOR is CLOSED." But often we squeeze two or three unstressed syllables into the space: "The SWING of the DOOR. The HAN-dle of the DOOR." The opposite is syllable-timed languages like Italian, where both stressed and unstressed syllables take the same time and form the beat. You can't squeeze extra syllables into them. Stress-timed languages are associated with vowel reduction, where unstressed syllables often lose their distinctive sounds (the u in focus, "Attention, my sir!"). Syllable-timed languages generally don't have vowel reduction: unstressed vowels are as distinctive as stressed vowels. ("Attenzione, il mio signore!") From this we can extrapolate that your English rhythm example works because of stress timing and secondarily vowel reduction.

[kimmanning]

You beat me up. I can't help you. I'm simply staying alive to tell the story.

[PianoTutorialsWithChrisEbute]

Wow, I love the way you explained it. It's so clear

[calthecat]

Fun fact: 90% of the dislikes are from kids who had this for homework

[ayakmajok]

Thank you so much for this! It was extremely helpful in understanding Beat and Rhythm.

[bethellalrotluanga]

I have a hard time understanding what beat and rhythm is, but now i dont. I like the way you teach, comparing things and get it to make sense at the end.

[ericdufresne]

i love how you compare music to a person dying in the hospital... hahahah

[samanzehra]

THANK I WAS SO CONFUSED WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW TO REALLLYYYY RAP... AND BEFORE THIS I JUST USED TO COPY OTHERS BUT NOW I FEEL LIKE I GOT THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART

[vannamicaeylaportuguez]

I thank you because it helps me understand when I have my Quarterly Exam tomorrow. ❤❤❤❤❤❤

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[jorvanbrooks]

This helped me a lot. Thank you for the video.