Flamenco Compás "Clock"
Bounce Metronome Feature:
Pro Version Only
Flamenco Compás "Clock"
/n (3D bounce, drumsticks, inside oval)
What is it?
The Flamenco Compás "Clock" plays a twelve note rhythm accented as 6/8 alternating with 3/4 with eighth notes (quavers). This is also the rhythm of the song "America" in West Side Story.
What can you do?
You can use this to practice 12 beat Flamenco rhythms. The bounces help you to keep in time and hit the beats exactly and the "clock" like layout helps you to keep track of your position in the rhythm at any time as you practice.
Bounce Metronome Pro can also play 3 and 4 beat Rhythms with accents wherever you like, so you can practice those Flamenco rhythms as well.
3 + 2 + 3 / 4 type
Videos - a taste of what you can do with Bounce Metronome Pro.
Flamenco Compás Clock syncopated
Flamenco Compás sixteenth notes and gradually changing tempo
Where do I find it in Bounce Metronome:
Pick ‘Flamenco Compás "Clock"’ from the drop-down list in the main window
Do you want to see more of these? See >Video gallery with more videos.
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Visuals
The Flamenco view is set up to show the twelve beat Flamenco "Clock" layout as balls bouncing inside an oval.
Also it shows the beats numbered starting at 12 at the top of the clock for the start of the measure as is traditional in Flamenco music.
The 3D view, the splashes and bounce squash effects are more than just "eye candy". They are carefully thought out and designed to help you to see the start of each beat easily and precisely with just a glance, as you practise.
Cue Note
Since different Flamenco rhythms start at different places in the "clock", you can add an extra ball to bounce on the 1, 11, or 8 (or wherever you like) as a cue for where to start the measure.
Cue for 8
Cue for 11
Cue for 1
Where do I find it in Bounce Metronome:
Background
There are several good Flamenco metronomes which are fully featured with all the various Flamenco rhythms included.
Where Bounce Metronome scores is that it shows the 12 note "clock" which is the basis for the other rhythms, and does it visually in a particularly clear and precise way.
This makes it much easier to keep in time with the metronome.
I plan to add traditional Flamenco rhythms to this metronome when I have the time, see this discussion at foro flamenco (scroll down to see discussion of bounce metronome's Flamenco metronome) .
Remember all updates of Bounce Metronome Pro are free.
The song "America" and its background in Mexican and Puerto Rican music
The song "America" in West Side Story is marked "Tempo di Huapango" (link to pdf) - and derives from Mexican dances such as the "Huapango de mariachi" combined with Puerto Rican rhythms. Related to the Son Jaliscience which has this 3/4 alternating with 6/8. The Mexican dances come originally from Spain, so that's a connection with the origins of Flamenco.
Windows Flamenco metronomes
There are other Flamenco metronomes for Windows, and if you want to practise these rhythms, you'll surely want other metronomes as well as Bounce Metronome Pro. Later I plan to add more Flamenco rhythms to it.
Here are some of the ones you can try out:
Compas Flamenco - by Magnus Wang
See also his "An introduction to Flamenco rhythms"
Flamenco Metronome - by Graf-Martinez
FlamencoMetronome.co.uk FREE ON-LINE Flamenco Metronome
FlamencoMetronome.com mp4 clips download (you can vary speed of the clips to vary tempo if you use a variable speed mp4 player).
Other useful links:
Overview of complex rhythmical structures including Flamenco
Back to tabs menuWho is it for?
Of particular interest to these musicians: Flamenco Music.
Also may help for Mexican rhythms such as the Son Jaliscience.
Or for any other rhythms that are based on alternating 3/4 and 6/8 with same eighth note tempo throughout.
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