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 The
Forgotten Power of Rhythm/CD : Taketina by Reinhard
Flatischler
To many musicians,
rhythm is something that is done by the hands and/or feet, representing
mathematical divisions. But as Reinhard Flatischler makes clear
in this engrossing study, rhythm is an internal force that exists
in the foundations of life (breathing and heartbeat) and is best
experienced through movement and vocal sounds. One quickly discovers
that being able to feel rhythm through the entire body gives musical
performance (especially drumming) a great deal of conviction.
The book combines historical and cultural information about rhythm
with exercises designed to make one more aware of rhythmic pulse
land subdivison. Some of the material is based around the Indian
system of assigning syllables to different subdivisions. Singing
"ta ke ti na" may seem exotic at first, but it's not
all that different than counting "1 e & A" except
that it proves to be more sophisticated, especially with groupings
such as five and seven, in which the Western counting system falls
apart. Flatiscshler's exercises help one discover the character
aof different subdivisions as opposed to the mere arithmetic involved.
The corresponding CD gives relevant examples of the subjects discussed
in the book... All are enlightening. -- Modern Drummer
About the
Author
Reinhard Flatischler is a composer, percussionist and pianist
and pioneer in the field of creative percussion. He has been a
prominent force in introducing Korean and Brazilian percussion
into the Western music scene; an ambassador of rhythm both as
a performer and teacher. After graduating from Vienna's Academy
of Music, Flatischler traveled to the parts of the world where
sounds were exotic to his European ear. In India, he studied tabla;
in Cuba, he learned the art of Latin American percussion; in Brazil
he worked with the major samba schools; in Korea he was initiated
into the secrets of shamanic music in a profoundly personal way.
Since then, he has been developing and implementing TA KE TI NA,
an educational process that creates rhythm consciousness through
the interaction of feet, hands and voice. It is now used worldwide
in therapy centers and music schools. He is the founder of Megadrums,
a dynamic global percussion project which units individual percussionists
from all continents.
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