This document discusses rhythmic displacement techniques. It explains that displacement involves taking a melody and moving it to a different beat within the bar. As an example, it describes moving the melody of "Come As You Are" to the second beat when it repeats. The document suggests making a more complex version by first diminishing the melody to half lengths and then moving it to the off-beat to create a syncopated feel. Students are given the task of adding an example of rhythmic displacement to their own arrangements.

1. Week 12 – Rhythm and Displacement

2. Rhythm
Last week we looked at Augmenting and Diminishing Rhythms.
This week we will look at altering Rhythms more drastically to create a greater
change from the original composition.

3. Displacement
Displacement is the process of taking a melody and moving it to a different beat.
For example:
In the following example I have moved the melody of Come As You Are to the
second beat in the bar when it repeats….

5. Rhythmic Displacement
That example was a simple was of moving a melody, but you could make a more
complex version.
If you Diminished the melody to half lengths (making the first note a quaver) and
then moved it to the off-beat it would have a more syncopated feel.
Which would look like this:

7. Task
Add in an example of Rhythmic Displacement to your arrangements.