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Rhythm

The pattern of movement in time; the arrangement of note durations.

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Rhythm is the skeleton; melody is the flesh. You can identify a song just by clapping its rhythm. If your rhythm is sloppy, the piece falls apart no matter how beautiful your tone is.

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