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Clayton Cameron: A-rhythm-etic. The math behind the beats
Clayton Cameron: A-rytme-tik. Matematikken bag rytmen.
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Er du klar til at danse i sædet? Trommeslager Clayton Cameron nedbryder forskellige musikgenres - fra R&B til Latin til pop - rytmer. Er foredrag der beviser hip hop og jazz ikke er sejere end matematik - de afhænger ganske enkleste af det.
Clayton Cameron - Drummer
A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell. Full bio
A pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell. Full bio
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00:12
How many of you love rhythm?
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Hvor mange af jer elsker rytmer?
00:16
Oh yeah, oh yeah. Oh yeah. (Cheers)
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Åh ja, Åh ja. Åh ja. (Bifald)
00:18
(Drumming)
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(Trommen)
00:27
I mean, I love all kinds of rhythm.
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Jeg mener, jeg elsker alle former for rytme.
00:31
I like to play jazz,
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Jeg kan lide at spille jazz,
00:33
a little funk,
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en smule funk,
00:36
and hip hop,
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og hip hop,
00:40
a little pop, a little R&B,
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en smule pop, lidt R&B,
00:47
a little Latin,
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lidt Latin,
00:54
African.
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Afrikansk.
01:05
And this groove right here,
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Og dette groove lige her,
01:13
comes from the Crescent City,
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kommer fra Crescent City,
01:16
the old second line.
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Den gamle anden række.
01:18
(Cheers)
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(Bifald)
01:25
Now, one thing all those rhythms have in common
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En ting alle disse rytmer har til fælles
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is math,
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er matematik,
01:32
and I call it a-rhythm-etic.
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og jeg kalder det a-rytme-tik.
01:35
Can you repeat after me? A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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Kan du gentage efter mig? A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
01:40
Clayton Cameron: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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Clayton Cameron: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
01:42
CC: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
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CC: A-rytme a-rytme.
Publikum: A-rytme a-rytme.
Publikum: A-rytme a-rytme.
01:44
CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
01:46
CC: Yeah.
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CC: Yeah.
01:50
Now all those styles of rhythm
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Alle disse rytme-stilarter
01:55
are all counted in four
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er alle talt i fire
01:59
and then subdivided by three.
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og derefter opdelt i tre.
02:02
What?
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Hvad?
02:04
Yeah. Three is a magic number.
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Ja. Tre er et magisk tal.
02:08
Three is a groovin' number.
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Tre er et svingende tal.
02:10
Three is a hip-hop kind of number.
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Tre er et hip-hop agtigt tal.
02:14
But what does subdividing by three mean?
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Men hvad betyder opdelingen af tre?
02:17
And counting off by four?
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Og tælle i fire?
02:19
Well, look, think of it this way.
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altså, se, Tænk på det på denne måde.
02:21
A measure of music as a dollar.
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ved at måle musik som en krone.
02:25
Now a dollar has four quarters, right?
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En krone har fire 25 ører, ikke?
02:31
And so does a 4/4 measure of music.
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det har en 4/4 rytme i musik også.
02:34
It has four quarter notes.
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at den har fire fjerdels noder
02:38
Now, how do you subdivide?
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Så, hvordan underopdeler du?
02:40
Now let's envision this:
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Lad os forestille os dette:
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three dollars' worth of quarters.
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tre kroners værdi i 25 ører.
02:48
You would have three groups of four,
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Du ville have tre grupper af fire,
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and you would count it,
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og du vil tælle det,
02:54
a-one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four,
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og-en-to-tre-fire, en-to-tre-fire,
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one-two-three-four. Together.
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en-to-tre-fire. Sammen.
02:58
All: A-one-two-three-four,
one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four.
one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four.
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Alle: og-en-to-tre-fire, en to tre fire, en to tre fire.
03:01
CC: Okay, now you feel that?
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CC: Okay, Kan du mærke det?
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Now let's take those three groups of four
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Lad os nu tage de tre grupper af fire
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and make them four groups of three.
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og gøre dem fire grupper på tre.
03:13
And listen to this.
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Og lyt til dette.
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A-one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four,
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og-en-to-tre-fire, en-to-tre-fire,
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one-two-three-four, with me.
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en-to-tre-fire, med mig.
03:19
One-two-three-four, one-two-three, come on, y'all!
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En-to-tre-fire, en-to-tre, kom så, allesammen!
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All: One-two-three-four,
one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four, ah.
one-two-three-four, one-two-three-four, ah.
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Alle: en-to-tre-fire, en-to-tre-fire, en-to-tre-fire, ah.
03:27
CC: There you go.
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CC: Sådan skal det lyde.
03:28
All right, second line.
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Okay, anden linje.
03:34
One-two-three-four, one-two-three.
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En-to-tre-fire, en-to-tre.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three.
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En to tre fire, en-to-tre.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three.
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En to tre fire, en-to-tre.
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One-two-three-four, one-two-three. Yeah.
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En-to-tre-fire, en-to-tre. jaer.
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Now, that's what I call a-rhythm-etic.
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Se, det er hvad jeg kalder a-rytme-tik.
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Can you say it? A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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Kan du sige det? A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
03:53
CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
03:55
CC: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
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CC: A-rytme a-rytme.
Publikum: A-rytme a-rytme.
Publikum: A-rytme a-rytme.
03:57
CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
03:59
CC: Yeah. Now pick the swing
beat, and do the same thing.
beat, and do the same thing.
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CC: Yeah. så tag swing rytmen, og gøre det samme.
04:02
One, two, one, two, a-one-two-three-four.
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En, to, en, to, og-en-to-tre-fire.
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Yeah. Mm.
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yeah. Mm.
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One-two-three, one-two-three,
one-two-three, one-two-three. Whoo.
one-two-three, one-two-three. Whoo.
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En-to-tre, en-to-tre, en-to-tre, en-to-tre. Whoo.
04:21
So I want to take the second line beat
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Så vil jeg gerne tage den anden linjes rytme
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and the swing beat and put them together,
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og swing rytmen og sætte dem sammen,
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and it sounds something like this.
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og det lyder noget alla det her.
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Aha.
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Aha.
04:44
A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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A-rytme-tik
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
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CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
04:48
CC: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
Audience: A-rhythm a-rhythm.
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CC: A-rytme a-rytme.
Publikum: A-rytme a-rytme.
Publikum: A-rytme a-rytme.
04:50
CC: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
Audience: A-rhythm-etic.
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CC: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
Publikum: A-rytme-tik.
04:52
CC: Yeah. Hip-hop.
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Yeah, Hip-hop
04:56
Now it's using a faster group of three
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se, det bruger en hurtigere gruppe af tre
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we call a triplet.
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Vi kalder det en triol.
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Triplet-triplet. Say it with me.
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triol-triol. Sig det med mig.
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All: Triplet-triplet.
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Alle: triol-triol
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CC: Triplet-triplet. Triplet-triplet.
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CC: Triol-triol. Triol-triol.
05:12
CC: So I'll take all the rhythms
that you heard earlier,
that you heard earlier,
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CC: Så vil jeg tage alle de rytmer, som du har hørt tidligere,
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we'll put them together, and they sound like this.
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Vi vil sætte dem sammen, og de lyder sådan her.
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A-rhythm-etic.
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A-rytme-tik.
05:45
(Applause)
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(Bifald)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Clayton Cameron - DrummerA pioneer in brush technique, drummer Clayton Cameron has toured with Sammy Davis Jr., Tony Bennett and jazz legend Kenny Burrell.
Why you should listen
Clayton Cameron holds a unique title: Brush Master. That's because this percussionist prefers brushes to sticks, and has spent his career perfecting the art of brush technique. Cameron grew up in Los Angeles and started drumming at a young age on empty oatmeal boxes. After college, he moved to Las Vegas, where he was hired as the drummer for Sammy Davis Jr.'s big band. "It would be Sammy's tap dancing night after night that would inspire my brush playing," says Cameron.
During his tenure with Sammy Davis Jr., Cameron played with Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. And, after moving to New York, he struck up a longterm friendship with Tony Bennett, and spent 15 years touring with the master. Cameron recorded 15 albums with Bennett, including his Grammy-winning Tony Bennett Unplugged.
Cameron has also worked with jazz legend Kenny Burrell, who encouraged him to teach at UCLA's Herb Alpert School of Music. In addition, Cameron released his debut album in 2012, Here's to the Messengers: Tribute to Art Blakey, and formed his own group, Jazz eXplosion. Cameron has also released several DVDs over the years as well as a book, Brushworks.
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