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You've Got Rhythm: Read Music Better By Feeling the Beat.
by Anna Dembska and Joan Harkness. Flying Leap Music (1348 71st St., Brooklyn, NY 11228), 2002. 126 pp., $27.95 plus shipping.
One seldom encounters a book of interest to all musicians--this may be one of those unusual books. The concept of the Slap/Clap/Tap approach to rhythm appears to be appropriate to teachers and students of all ages, abilities and instruments. The authors, soprano/composer Anna Dembska and pianist/educator Joan Harkness, have created a unique approach to developing rhythmic skills and awareness by combining the rhythm of the spoken-word (Talking Music) with the kinesthetic experience of Slap/Clap/Tap patterns. Through mastering the material in this book, students will "gain a comprehensive understanding of meter and rhythm, struggle less when playing music from notation, develop a strong internal pulse, and more fully experience and express the music."
Slap/Clap/Tap is exactly what it says--a slapping on the thighs for the downbeat and a clapping of the hands or tapping of the fingers for the remaining beats in a measure. Diagrams are provided for common meters, making it easy to understand and fun to feel the flow and pulse of the patterns in one's body--to get into the "metric groove."
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Source: HighBeam Research, You've Got Rhythm: Read Music Better By Feeling the Beat.