Rhythm of the Week: Maqsoum

Maqsoum ( 4/4 Timing)


Drumming:   D T | t k T | D t k | T t k


Zilling: R R | RLR | R RL | R RL


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From http://wwww.maya.com/local/senn/handout.html


Maqsoum (4/4)
Maqsoum (which means, "cut in half") is really a whole class of rhythms that fit in a 4 beat measure. The maqsoum is quite basic to Middle Eastern rhythm; maqsoums, and 8 beat measures formed by concatenating a maqsoum with another 4 beat measure, form a rhythmic basis for much Middle Eastern music. This version is a simple and very basic version.

1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
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D   T       T   D       T       | basic
D   T   t k T   D   t k T   t k |  filled in