Nested Tuplets | Rhythm Lectures #4

Rhythm Lectures Series #4

Welcome to the Rhythm Lectures series of videos. In this fourth episode, I discuss the topic of nested rhythms, where various types of tuplet can sit inside other tuplets. This can be quite daunting to see on the page, yet is much simpler than it seems.

This concept is based on layering; if we remove the top layer, we can read the rhythm as normal, and then use the top layer to determine the duration of that figure.

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[rossfarley]

Thanks for making this series. Clear explanations of some tricky concepts. I hope it will be continued at some point!

[unclejoshafat]

These lectures are great. I wanted to comment on the playlist of all 4 lectures, but YT seems to disallow that. Thanks for making these.

[bartekglinski]

When I'll have some free time I will try my best to watch it, cause your vids are imho very valuable and great quality, cheers

[MKDreieich]

Great Lecture !!! I was wondering if the nested tuplet notation at 4:38 is missing a eigth note rest after the first beat ?! I was also wondering how to switch the counting for the 5:2 example. The way I do is to count the 5s, place with the other Hand the 2s on the 1st five and exactly in between 3rd and 4th of the 5s. Any Idea how to manage start couting the Quarters and then filling in the quintuplet eights (or in other words to metrically modulate between the to countings)? Best MK

[kane]

Could someone please explain the rule / rules regarding the amount of beams notes should have when dealing with nested tuplets and double nested tuplets?

I'm currently writing a piece where there is a nested tuplet in the time of one quarter note (the time signature is 4/4). The top-down order of the nested tuplet goes as follows: 1 quarter note, which then divides into three 8th note triplets. The first 8th note triplet is then divided by 5. The second and third 8th note triplets are left as 8th note triplets.

So, should the quintuplet's note length be, and therefore written, as a 16th note or a 32nd note? Another way of putting it is: Should the quintuplet in question have 2 beams or 3 beams?

Thanks

[matress--]

when i think of nested tuplets i think of matt garstka

[Arbigale]

Awesome, just a question, i see nested notation like 7:8 11:8, etc what is the top number and the bottom number? 4:3 is easy, or 5:4 cause it dictated like 4 against 2, or 5 against 4, but what about like Shawn Chowder's analysis video on the music Polyriddim, like there is 11:8, etc.... my Brian hurts😂😂 but thank you, keep inspiring

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