Example of rhythmic syllables

1. What are rhythmic syllables?
2. What are the examples of rhythmic syllables?
3. What is the rhythmic syllable of dotted quarter note?

What are rhythmic syllables?

Rhythm syllables are words or sounds that help musicians perform, read, and improvise rhythms more effectively.

What are the examples of rhythmic syllables?

Rhythmic Syllables

• Beat unit: the number of the beat (e.g. 'one', 'two',...)
• 1st Division: 'ta' in simple time; 'la li' in compound time.
• Subdivision: 'ka' in both simple and compound time.
• Triplets: 'la li' (or 'ka ki' if at level of subdivision)
• Duplets: 'ta'

What is the rhythmic syllable of dotted quarter note?

There is a common movement in the Kodaly syllable world to adapt this system into a beat function system which means the syllables always follow whatever value gets the beat. If the down happens to be a dotted quarter, you would still say “ta.”