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Music in complex meter has an uneven beat composed of different groups of two or three subdivisions. Music in 5 has one group of 2 and one group of 3, and music in 7 has two groups of 2 and one group of 3. Being able to recognize these beat groupings is very important when interpreting notated music in complex meter. So how do we do that? In this video from Berklee Online’s Time and Rhythm course, instructor Matt Sharrock explains how. For the sake of simplicity, in this video we’ll stick to examples in the two most common time signatures associated with complex meter—5/8 and 7/8. In these time signatures, the eighth notes’ beamings conveniently give us great insight into how the beats are grouped. In the 5/8 example, the first measure is beamed to show a 2+3 grouping and the second measure is beamed to show a 3+2 grouping.

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ABOUT MATT SHARROCK:
Matt Sharrock is a versatile marimbist, percussionist, and conductor who tirelessly champions the music of living composers. As half of the bass clarinet/marimba duo Transient Canvas, they have commissioned over 80 pieces while touring extensively in the United States and abroad. From 2013-2020 they served as music director and conductor for Equilibrium and are a founding member of the mixed quartet Hinge and the Boston Percussion Group. In demand as a chamber musician, Matt is the resident percussionist with the Chameleon Arts Ensemble of Boston and has performed with the Lydian String Quartet, Boston Musica Viva, Sound Icon, the Lorelei Ensemble, and Dinosaur Annex, among others. Matt has recorded on Beauport Classical, BMOP/sound, Innova, Navona, New Focus, and Ravello record labels. They teach music theory and liberal arts at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee and Berklee College of Music. Matt proudly endorses Marimba One and Encore Mallets.

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Time and Rhythm | Subdivisions | Quarter Notes | Sixteenth Notes | Eighth Notes | Complex Meters | 5/8 | 7/8 | Matt Sharrock | Transient Canvas | Marimba | Berklee Online | Berklee College of Music | Boston Conservatory