Musical Terms: English – German

Here’s a list of musical terms I use in some of my videos, and their German translation.

Einige musikalische Fachbegriffe auf Englisch und Deutsch:


accidentals – Vorzeichen

B (note name) – H (Note)

division levels – rhythmische Ebenen (z.B. Achtel-, Sechzehntel-Ebene)

enharmonic spelling – enharmonische Verwechslung

flat – b (Vorzeichen)

fret – Bund

open string – leere Saite

pitch – Tonhöhe

quintuplet – Quintole

sharp – Kreuz

triplet – Triole

unison – Prim


 

The Power of Konnakol (3): Practising two-note groups

In part 3 of my series, we’re going to practise two-note groups on several subdivision levels. This video lesson is also about controlling polyrhythmic structures (e.g. 3 over 2, or 5 over 2). It includes an exercise in two versions, which sound a bit as if you’re time-stretching a scale … Enjoy!

 

topics: rhythm, konnakol, subdivisions, polyrhythms
Level: advanced
Instruments: for all instruments
Duration: approx. 8 min
Extras/Download: Additional exercise – for electric bass only


 

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