Try out these two:
"Hmm," you ask, "What could be the connection this time?"
The Carolina Trombone Collective recently performed a transcription of Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks. The allegro section of the overture has extended passages of dotted rhythms. Like this:
Maybe I'm hyper-sensitive to this but, in rehearsal I gave them grief for slipping into "triplet mode"...
And thus I return to my old theme..Relate to the Familiar!!
What do most kids say after pulling off a magic trick....
TA-DAAAH
It's interesting how, wherever you go, people say those syllables with the same rhythm (quick "TA" right before the "DAAH")
Sooooo...
Think of that dotted rhythm sequence as a string of little magic tricks...
"Daaah, Ta-Daah, Ta-Daah, Ta-Daah, etc.)
