6162 / 18210 · Workshop 44 — “Afro Blue”: 6/8, 3-Against-2, Hemiola, Polyrhythmic Independence, and Hearing Two Meters at Once← prev⊞ allnext →
44.18Hear the tension
Play four bars.
Bars 1–2:
clear 6/8:
accents on 1 and 4.
Bars 3:
RH strongly emphasizes 1,3,5.
Bar 4:
return to 1 and 4.
You have created:
rhythmic home → ambiguity → rhythmic homecoming.
No chord change.