Rhythm + Harmony = Music

<p>On this Patreon-funded bonus episode, Kirk breaks down the two most fundamental aspects of music: rhythm and harmony.</p> <p>There's the Y-axis, harmony, which tells us which frequencies we're hearing in which combinations. And there's the X-axis, rhythm, which tells us how those frequencies are playing out over time. Much like most music, it's a mix of math and magic that takes many moons to master.</p> <p><strong>REFERENCED ON THIS EPISODE:</strong></p> <ul> <li>"I Will Always Love You" by Dolly Parton, performed by Whitney Houston</li> <li>"Stairway to Heaven" by Led Zeppelin from <em>Led Zeppelin IV</em>, 1971</li> <li>The Pentatonix cover of "Havana" from <em>Top Pop, Vol. 1</em></li> <li>"Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees from the <em>Saturday Night Fever</em> soundtrack, 1977</li> <li>"Countdown" by John Coltrane from <em>Giant Steps</em>, 1960</li> <li>"The Waltz of the Flowers" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky from <em>The Nutcracker</em>, 1892</li> <li>"You Really Got Me" by The Kinks from <em>The Kinks</em>, 1964</li> <li>"Use It" by the New Pornographers from <em>Twin Cinema</em>, 2005</li> <li>"Take Five" by Paul Desmond and "Blue Rondo a  la Turk" by Dave Brubeck from <em>Time Out</em>, 1959</li> <li>"Cory Wong teaches audience to count 25/8" posted by Arlington Hayne to <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf-5r-25Tv8">YouTube</a></li> <li>"Weni" by Timnit Welday via <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iJRUeneG7pg">YouTube</a></li> <li>"Janie Runaway" by Steely Day from <em>Two Against Nature</em>, 2000</li> </ul> <p><strong>'GRAM BY 'GRAM<br /></strong></p> <p>If you're interested in occasional music and Portland-related photos and videos, follow Kirk on Instagram @kirk_hamilton. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kirk_hamilton/">https://www.instagram.com/kirk_hamilton/</a></p> <p><strong>NEWSLETTER/MAILING LIST</strong></p> <p><a href="https://tinyletter.com/KirkHamilton">Sign up for Kirk's mailing list</a> to start getting monthly-ish newsletters with music recommendations, links, news, an