What is rhythm?

Rhythm is perhaps the single most fundamental element of music. Rhythm in music refers to the pattern of silences and sounds that occur over time.

Rhythm is to time what symmetry is to space.”

Eugène d’Eichtal

Are you searching for a game to learn rhythm & music through play while enjoying it? Don’t search anymore, ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ® PLAYING CARDS™ game is designed for you!

Rules of the game:

Each card exists in 2 versions, black and white :

⚫️ The BLACK DECK™ represents the pulse and its (sub)divisions in the easiest way possible which are shown with rhythmic cells. Each cell is associated with a letter of the Latin alphabet.

The pulse is a steady beat that runs through the music. It’s a bit like a heartbeat or the tick-tock of a clock. When you listen to a piece of music, you might find yourself tapping your foot along to the beat. This is the pulse. The pulse (sub)divisions are smaller parts of a beat that can be used to create a sense of time and drive the flow of music. The ability to (sub)divide while performing music ensures rhythmic accuracy and is an important skill that all musicians need to develop.

 1 CELL = 1 PULSE or BEAT

The number of symbols (dashes and/or dots) on each cell tells you what the (sub)division of the pulse is:

1️⃣ A’ or A

2️⃣ B’ or B C D

3️⃣ E’ or E F G H I J K

4️⃣ L’ or L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

Dashes mean rests.

A rest is the absence of sound production for a defined period of time in music.

The dots represent the notes that must be played with the instrument of your choice (like claves for example).

The notes are musical sounds that have a pitch and duration. The pitch of the note refers to how high or low the note sounds. The duration of the note is the amount of time the note lasts.

If you use a musical instrument that allows you to control the duration of the note (like the guitar, the piano or the violin for example), then the dashes that appear after a dot extend the duration of the note to the next point or to the end of the cell.

Color codes on the cells allow you to easily identify similar rhythms in different (sub)divisions 🟢🟡🔴

✅ Tempo : 60 bpm ✅ Each cell is played 4 times

It is important to first work on the rhythmic cells with only dashes (A’B’E’L’) counting them out loud in order correctly and using a metronome to be comfortable when you have to play rhythms/notes (A to Z).

A metronome is a device that produces an audible click or other sound at a uniform interval that can be set by the user, typically in beats per minute (BPM).

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♬ original sound – ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ®
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ℹ️ Dashes can also be replaced with ghost notes for advanced players. In music, notably in jazz, a ghost note (or a dead, muted, silenced or false note) is a musical note with a rhythmic value, but no discernible pitch when played. In musical notation, this is represented by an “X” for a note head instead of an oval, or parentheses around the note head.

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16th notes 👻 bass muting exercice 🎸🎶 @ranbass x ABEL 💯 “This is a great warmup for the right hand, and as a general mental warmup. The top staff represents what I am actually playing, and the rhythmic symbol in the middle is what it basically sounds like.” – @ranbass ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ® is a FREE rhythmic alphabet based on the Award-Winning Clinician Drummer, Benny Greb‘s best-seller, The Language Of Drumming © method. Each letter of the alphabet (A to Z) represents a beat which looks like a domino… As fun as it is easy to understand, read & play! ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ® is also a card game which can be used to learn how to play, read & write rhythm in a fun & effective way. If you’re looking for an enjoyable & challenging game that will help improve your rhythm, timing, cognitive skills, and creativity, then ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ® – PLAYING CARDS™ is the perfect game for you. Order your set today and start playing! [LINK IN BIO] 🔈 “Domino” by Roland Kirk 🎶

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⚪️ The WHITE DECK™ represents rhythmic figures used into musical notation:

You will find these rhythmic figures in all musical scores. The notes are overlaid on a grid so you can see the note value at a glance and get a feel for how each one lines up with the imaginary grid behind it.

How to play?

ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ® PLAYING CARDS™ can be played alone but it’s even more fun together !

However you will always need one friend to play it: the METRONOME.

Choose one or more cards to play (black cards/white cards or both) and set a tempo (speed measured according to beats per minute, the BPM) on your metronome, then play the correct rhythm corresponding to the right card on the right time.

When you’re playing with friends, set several rows of cards to play simultaneously. You can also ask your friend to swap cards during the game. To play rhythm, you can use your hands, body clapping, claves, drums, any percussion instrument or other music instrument like guitar or piano for example.

To know how to play the WHITE DECK™, use the BLACK DECK™ to easily know where to place the rests and rhythms/notes.

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Examples of rules:

  1. Call-and-response: One player performs one or more cards, the other one echo him back.
  2. Improvisation: Choose cards at random, combining them however you choose. An instructor can facilitate students improvise as a whole class, in pairs, or in other configurations.
  3. Rhythmic Dictation: An instructor can perform some of the rhythms, then have the students identify which cells were performed in what order (e.g., cards P, O, U, and L). This is a way to encourage students to listen for the big picture and develop rhythmic dictation skills without worrying about the notation component of it. After students get comfortable with the activity, they can perform short dictations for their classmates.
  4. Performance Loops: The instructor (or a student) can point to or call out rhythms for the rest of the class to perform in a loop.

Help yourself with this tutorial, with the scale of values and all available resources (videos, photos and PDF documents) found on this site and our various social networks. If digital technology has considerably changed the world of learning with its numerous freely accessible video content on YouTube, we now know that nothing replaces the teaching of a teacher who can offer quality educational monitoring over the long term. If you’re having trouble, find a local rhythm teacher or music school near you who can help you use the free ABEL method.

We just have to wish you maximum pleasure while learning with ABEL and please never forget:

We’re not playing to win, we’re playing to play. And ultimately, playing is fun. Perfectionism gets in the way of fun. A more skillful goal might be to find comfort in the process. To make and put out successive works with ease.

Frederick Jay Rubin

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Some basic notions of music theory:

In musical notation, a rest is the sign used to indicate the absence of a sound for a defined period of time.

In musical notation, a note value indicates the relative duration of a note, using the texture or shape of the notehead, the presence or absence of a stem, and the presence or absence of flags/beams/hooks/tails. Unmodified note values are fractional powers of two, for example one, one-half, one fourth, etc.

The length of a rest corresponds with that of a particular note value, thus indicating how long the silence should last. Each type of rest is named for the note value it corresponds with, and each of them has a distinctive sign:

Relative value of rests:

Relative value of notes:

A single eighth note, or any faster note, is always stemmed with flags, while two or more are usually beamed in groups.

A note or rest value may be augmented by adding a dot after it. A dot added to the note or rest increases the duration of that note or rest by half.

Triplets in music are notes and/or rests connected by a bracket and indicated with a number 3, that equally divide a beat into three equal pieces.

ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ® PLAYING CARDS™ game is based on a time signature in x/4. The time signature indicates two things. The top number tells us the number of beats in a measure, and the bottom number tells us the type of note that gets one beat. In musical notation, a measure (or bar) is a segment of music bounded by vertical lines, known as bar lines, usually indicating one or more recurring beats. 

A 4/4 time signature for example indicates that there is the time value of 4 quarter notes per measure.

Each measure can have as many beats as the composer desires. For example: 2/4 or 4/4.

With ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ® PLAYING CARDS™ game, 1 PULSE or BEAT = the time value of 1 QUARTER NOTE (or REST).

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How to count ?

Counting out loud is really helpful. It’s like a ruler that keeps the rhythm precise and measured. If you don’t count your rhythm it can be like trying to build a house without measuring anything. The counting method used in 4/4 can easily be adapted to any other time signature.

It’s crucial to introduce the “say-as-you-play” method through slow tempos and simple rhythmic notation such as quarter notes and quarter rests.

Benefits of ABEL Rhythm Dominoes® ✅

  • Improves rhythm and timing: ABEL Rhythm Dominoes® is a great way to improve your rhythm and timing. The game requires players to listen carefully to the beat and match their cards accordingly. This can help to improve your overall coordination and musicality.
  • Develops cognitive skills: ABEL Rhythm Dominoes® is a challenging game that requires players to use their problem-solving skills, memory, and attention. The game can help to improve your cognitive abilities and keep your mind sharp.
  • Encourages creativity: ABEL Rhythm Dominoes® is a versatile game that can be played in many different ways. Players are encouraged to be creative and come up with their own strategies. This can help to boost your creativity and problem-solving skills.
  • Is a fun and social activity: ABEL Rhythm Dominoes® is a great way to have fun with friends and family. The game is easy to learn but challenging to master, making it perfect for players of all ages and skill levels.
  • Promotes active listening: ABEL Rhythm Dominoes® requires players to listen carefully to the beat and match their cards accordingly. This can help to improve your listening skills and focus.
  • Can be played anywhere: ABEL Rhythm Dominoes® is a portable card game that can be played anywhere. This makes it a great option for travel or parties.

ℹ️ If you represent a music school, send us a message for preferential prices and customized orders.

If you are a (music) teacher, you can download the ABEL Curriculum for public and music schools here 👇

Coming soon🆕

ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ® – GHOST NOTES™ Edition

To go further in the pulse (sub)divisions ➗

Here is a scale of values ​​which (sub)divides the quarter note up to 9 :

The different ways of writing (sub)divisions of time in musical notation 🎶🎵

Good to know 💡

Every time you move up a level in the (sub)division, you double the number of rhythmic possibilities !

In a (sub)division by 1, you have 2 rhythmic pattern possibilities.

By 2, you have 4 possibilities.

By 3, you have 8 possibilities.

By 4, you have 16 possibilities.

By 5, you have 32 possibilities.

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© 1998 – 2016 Nick Marshall

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By 10, you would have 1024 possibilities!

By 11, you would have 2048 possibilities!!

By 12, you would have 4096 possibilities!!!

Etc…

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Counting complex rhythm through Karnatic Techniques

To go further with the drum 🥁

The possibilities offered by ABEL are endless, so if you want to go further and apply ABEL to the drums to work on a multitude of concepts, we invite you to work “Language Of Drumming” by simply replacing the letters from Benny Greb’s Rhythmic Alphabet with the letters corresponding to Abel’s Rhythmic Alphabet.

Here is an example :

I’m using letters to create words that express an emotion. I wanted to develop a similar emotional connection in my drumming. After all, music is a language. It can make you laugh, it can make you sad, or it can make you dance. And the drum was one of the earliest tools used for communication, so it made sense to me to think of it this way.”

– Benny Greb

“When you look at basic beats as an alphabet there is no rudiment you won’t be able to play. So it’s more versatile in that sense. It prepares you for more artistic creativity in the long haul. This material will give you the facility to decode a lot of the other educational material out there, and by having that ability, you will be free to come up with your own exercises, and have more freedom to make musical choices on the spot while playing music.

– Benny Greb

“A system so elegant that it challenges and inspires every individual from the novice’s first drum lesson to the master’s improvisation. The thought process behind a system like this is to give you a ground-zero on which to build your practice. It directs you towards approaching the drums as endless permutations of possibilities instead of just notes put in different places.”

– The Score Magazine

@abeldominoes

⚠️⚠️⚠️ DOUBLE STROKE TRIPLETS 😯😳🤯 @drummergregvance x ABEL ✅👌💯 Each dot is treated as a double stroke, each dash is treated as a single stroke and each domino is repeated 8 times for the sake of practice 🎶🥁 🌍 www.abeldominoes.com

♬ original sound – ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ®
@abeldominoes

Use ABEL to work on kick/bass drum exercises 🥁👣🦵🎶 @baskovdrums x ABEL ✅👌💯 ABEL is a FREE rhythmic alphabet based on the Award-Winning Clinician Drummer, Benny Greb’s best-seller, The Language Of Drumming © method. Each letter of the alphabet (A to Z) represents a rhythmic cell in the form of a domino. 🌍 www.abeldominoes.com 🔈 “I’ll Be Your Domino” by @Red Hot Chili Peppers 🌶️

♬ original sound – ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ®

ABEL Rhythm Dominoes ®️ is officially protected by European Union Intellectual Property Office – EUIPO