Topics covered in this part of the lesson:

-Rhythm is the combination of long sounds, short sounds and silence

-Duration is the length of sound or silence

-Rhythm can be written and read using the box method to show duration

Click on the link above to learn how to read and write rhythm in a very simple but powerful way.

Many types of music software use this method to create interesting and complex rhythms.

Why are we reading rhythm this way instead of with "Standard Notation" (quarter notes, half notes etc.) ?

Here's one of many reasons!