``Groove Pizza'' lets you visually understand what the musical term ``swing'' is often heard in jazz.



The musical term '

swing ' refers to a rhythm in which the first note in a series is taken a little longer and the second one is put in a little later, but it is difficult to get an idea of what swing actually is. is difficult. A tool ' Groove Pizza ' that allows you to visually understand what such a swing is has been released.

Groove Pizza
https://apps.musedlab.org/groovepizza/

Ethan Hein, the developer of 'Groove Pizza', explains how to use Groove Pizza in a video.

Groove Pizza - Understanding Swing - YouTube


At Groove Pizza, the circular table in the center is the musical score. The table is divided into 16 beats, and the dots on each beat represent the rhythm. By moving the gauge at the bottom left of the screen up and down, you can set 'VOLUME', 'BPM', 'SWING', and 'SLICES'.



Click the drum button in the center of the table to change the type of instrument to 'Afro-Latin,' 'Hip-Hop,' 'Jazz,' 'Rock,' or 'Techno.' You can choose from. Mr. Hein chose hip-hop.



When you click the play button at the bottom, the sound will play according to the BPM you set.



You can add sounds by clicking on points on the table.



Now raise the 'SWING' gauge.



As a result, the positions of the dots on even-numbered beats shifted clockwise, such as '2,' '4,' '6,' ... '16,' and the timing at which the notes sounded became slightly delayed. This is the rhythm of swing, in which the first note is played a little longer and the second one a little slower. When you check the sound that is being made, you can definitely feel the rhythm of the rhythm.



If the swing is strong, the period between odd-numbered beats and even-numbered beats is longer.



In contrast, it is shorter between even and odd beats.



When explaining swing, it is sometimes said that the doublet is played on the first and third beats of the triplet, but in reality, the two notes are played at exactly the same time as the triplet. It doesn't necessarily match the notes, and it varies depending on the song and playing style. Groove Pizza can be said to be a visually easy-to-understand version of this.



I will actually use Groove Pizza and check the swing feeling. First, click the drum button in the center of the table.



This time, select 'JAZZ'.



Add snare drum and cymbal (hat) sounds to create a unique rhythm.



Click the play button.



If you turn up 'SWING' on the lower left gauge, the even-numbered beats will be shifted, giving you a sense of swing. Note that if the BPM is too fast, the sound lag will be shortened accordingly, so if you listen to the BPM slowly at first, it will be easier to feel the swing.



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