Modulation and Rhythm

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Modulation noun - The act of modifying or adjusting according to due measure and proportion (as with regard to artistic effect).

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Rhythm and modulation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rhythm" instead a noun "Modulation".

Nearby Words: modulate, modulated, module, modular, modulus

Rhythm noun - The recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity.

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Modulation and rhythm are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Modulation" instead a noun "Rhythm".

Songs using the Bo Diddley Beat are notable in that they usually have no chord changes, or nearly none, instead creating musical tension by modulation of the rhythm.

Source: Bo Diddley Beat

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