Syncopation is a musical term directly associated with rhythm. In short, syncopation is where rhythms tend to fall on and utilise the off-beat, rather than landing on the stronger on-beats. This ...

Everything in "Photograph" is a hook, from the opening guitar riff and pre-chorus syncopation to the vocal harmonies — even the sound of the snare drum. It’s hooks upon hooks upon more hooks. Even the ...

What do listeners have a right to ask of musicians? Is it enough for them to produce beautiful, carefully crafted music? Or is there an intellectual imperative, a demand that an album function as more ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A study of syncopation in American popular music was carried out based on analyses of sound recordings spanning the period 1890 to 1939.