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John Varney and Ted-Ed teamed up to create this interesting and effective way of visualizing rhythm. The idea of visualizing rhythm as a circle is not new, but this explanation and animation are excellent and useful. A student of mine shared it with me recently, and you might find it interesting as well.
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/a-different-way-to-visualize-rhythm-john-varney In standard notation, rhythm is indicated on a musical bar line. But there are other ways to visualize rhythm that can be more intuitive. John Varney describes the 'wheel method' of tracing rhythm and uses it to take us on a musical journey around the world.