Week 5: Drums

Lecture Notes

  • Backbeat: The backbeat, dominant in pop and rock music from the 1950s to the 70s, plays a crucial role in shaping musical rhythms.

  • Downbeat In the late 1960s and early 1970s, a shift from the backbeat to the downbeat occurred, favoring a more dynamic, dance-oriented rhythm.

  • Four-on-the-floor Four-on-the-floor drumming, prominent in disco from the 1970s, has become fundamental in electronic dance music.