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• Basic components of the rhythm
  Tempo, time signature, bar/measure, subdivision, metronome
• Listening to a short rhythmic composition and re-creating them by ear. (rhythmic ear training)
• Rhythmic “Alphabet” (basic rhythmic figures as building blocks)
• Different speed of subdivisions. Rhythmic “Pyramid”

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• Analyzing /identifying smaller musical structure/loops (4 bars, 8 bars, etc.) by learning how to use main pulse as a starting point, and how to count properly (on a given music examples) 
• Creating loops on the spot
   

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• Analyzing /identifying larger musical structures, as whole sections/parts of a composition
• Building a larger section using smaller parts/loops
• Developing basic composition based on one idea
• Increasing elements and dynamics to build it gradually.

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• Part 1. Analysis of a well-known electronic artist’s piece of music:
  Deconstruction of piece of music by separating all the elements and analyzing them

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• Part 2. Analysis of a well-known electronic artist’s piece of music:
  Re-creation of all elements of a given composition

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• Rhythmical structure as a compositional basis. All the basic elements as chords, bass lines, drums, melodies and samples within the given rhythmic structure.
• Building composition based on a rhythmic structure

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• The basics of a tuning of the drum in Ableton
• Pitch transposition
• Tuner and Spectrum
• Creating loop for a purpose of tuning the drums

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• Types of grooves (feel)
• Detailed deconstruction of a different grooves
• Placing of the notes/beat in time:
  Laid-back (relaxed) VS Anticipated (tense) feel

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• The basics of polyrhythms and polymeters
• Interrelations of subdivisions
• Rhythm in Karnatic (south-Indian classical music)
• “Universal formula”
   

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• Types of polyrhythms:
   

1. Same grouping and subdivision/ratio against the Same subdivision/ratio, but different grouping (3:5)
2. Same subdivision/ratio – Different grouping (4:3/4:5)
3. Same grouping – Different subdivision/ratio (3:4/5:4)
4. Different subdivision/ratio – Different grouping (4:5/5:4)

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• Creating music with the polyrhythms:

1. Establish a polyrhythmical structure
2. Create all basic parts of the composition based on an established structure

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• Odd meters in traditional and modern music:
  Listening and analyzing a musical examples with odd meters
• Creating grooves with odd meters
• Creating loops with odd meters

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• Interactive approach to music

1. Adding a human factor to music
2. Basic principles of improvisation and interaction
3. Non-linear approach
4. Creating in the moment

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• “Probability Machines”                                                
  Creating diverse beats/loops with midi instruments:

1. Arpeggiator
2. Random
3. Velocity
4. Etc.

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• Composing a full-fledged piece of music:

1. Establishing a form/structure
2. Creating and developing all the basic parts

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• Identifying weak parts and improving them