🔗Shared Exercise•B
🎵Melodic Phrasing
hardCross-Rhythm Melodic Layers
Play a melody in B Dorian using quarter note triplets over a 4/4 time feel. Your melody operates in 3s while the underlying pulse stays in 4s. Create phrases that resolve back to B every 12 beats (where both rhythms align). This creates floating, ethereal phrasing.
Tip: Polyrhythmic melodies create sophisticated tension. Let the conflict between 3 and 4 generate forward motion.
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