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Rhythm Notes

What we learned about rhythm while building Two Beat: why Korean drum rhythms sway, why the kkwaenggwari gong drives samulnori with off-beats, and why people tap before the beat. Press Listen anywhere in the articles to hear the rhythms.

· Two Beat (GameNow)

Korean rhythmJanggu rhythms: learn them by saying themDeong, kung, deok, gideok, deoreoreo — five essential jangdan you can hear and count along to.SamulnoriKkwaenggwari off-beats and jjaksoeThe off-beat riff that rests where the gong rings, a 3:2 hemiola and the lead–second gong duel.Timing and syncThe science of rhythm feelWhy we tap early, where a sound’s beat really is, and how to calibrate a rhythm game.

What you will find here

Janggu rhythms: learn them by saying them teaches five essential Korean rhythm cycles — semachi, jajinmori, jungjungmori, gutgeori and hwimori — through their drum syllables. Kkwaenggwari off-beats and jjaksoe shows how the small gong of samulnori darts between the beats and duels with a second gong. The science of rhythm feel covers tapping research and how to sync a rhythm game.

Every sound is synthesized live in your browser with the same instruments as the game — no audio files at all.

Then play it

Two Beat is a free two-button rhythm game for the web. In the janggu mode you play jangdan with gong, drum and jing; in the Rhythm Playground you trade rhythms with a robot, ending in a kkwaenggwari jjaksoe duel.

Janggu mode Rhythm Playground Song mode