Tag: Augmentation and Diminution

  • Amphibrach: Augmentation and Diminution

    Well, if that isn’t the most wonky title for a blog post… It’s less fancy than it sounds. This is an augmentation/diminution activity for the “amphribrach” rhythm, sometimes called “syn-co-pa”. In 4/4, the rhythm could be written quarter-half-quarter. (The rhythm could be notated in any simple duple or quadruple meter, like 4/4, 2/2, 2/4, 4.8,…