This is one of many pages of original Syncopation variants I’ve written up, in this case restricted to combinations of dotted quarter notes, quarter notes, and single 8th notes. I’ve devised a few interpretive methods that work well within that limitation, which I’ll be sharing, well, maybe real soon, since it looks like we’re having a few snow days here in Portland…
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