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enrhythmic

enrhythmic

9.2
Moving or sounding in time with a beat
  • adjective
  • /ɛnˈrɪðmɪk/
translation icon : rítmico
  • The dancers moved in an enrhythmic fashion, perfectly synchronized with the beat of the drums.
  • enrhythmic reading
  • enrhythmic pairs
  • enrhythmic notation

Examples

  • Rhythm flash cards with enrhythmic versions of the same pattern on the two sides are another useful teaching tool.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Developing a new rhythm skill is best accomplished in isolation from other musical elements, so introduce enrhythmic reading with rhythm patterns only.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Teach the full range of enrhythmic patterns.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Consider instead an earlier introduction of enrhythmic reading.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Return to the most basic rhythmic content when introducing the new skill of enrhythmic reading.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Of our twenty-one beginning methods, only six present enrhythmic pairs of rhythm patterns when introducing cut time.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Rhythm-reading sheets in the enrhythmic-pairs format shown in Figure 1 are very useful.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Of the rhythm syllable systems designed to accommodate enrhythmic notation, the one developed by Gordon is well known.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Therefore, music notation reading training should include enrhythmic pairs of compound duple rhythm patterns notated in not just 3/8 and 3/4, but 6/8 as well.

    Academic text (2015)
  • In this exercise, students should practice clapping out enrhythmic patterns to develop their musical timing.

Synonyms

rhythmic
vsenrhythmic
42 3.6

Having a regular pattern of sounds or movements

focuses on matching and coordinating with an external beat
rhythmical
vsenrhythmic
1 3.9

Happening with a steady, regular beat like music or movement

emphasizes coordinating precisely with a beat or pattern
cadenced
vsenrhythmic
6.7

Having a regular, rhythmic beat like steady footsteps or chants

focuses on matching that beat rather than only having flow
cadent
vsenrhythmic
9.9

Shows a clear, regular rhythm in movement or sound

is about coordinating with a specific beat pattern rather than general flow
pulsatory
vsenrhythmic
8.6

Showing a regular beating movement like a heartbeat

is about matching a musical beat rather than simple pulses
eurhythmic
vsenrhythmic
9.3

Showing a smooth, pleasing rhythm or balance in movement and design

is about beat coordination rather than aesthetic harmony

Antonyms

Having no regular beat so movement or sound feels uneven

How Rhythmic

enrhythmic
9.2
rhythmic
42 3.6
steady
304 2.0
irregular
27 3.5
arrhythmic
2 8.2

Surface Forms

enrhythmic positive

Morphology

enrhythmic = rhythmic (transparent) = en + rhythm + ic

Formed by the prefix 'en-' plus the familiar adjective 'rhythmic', so the meaning ('in or made rhythmic') is directly inferable.

Etymology

Enrhythmic comes from the prefix en- meaning 'in' or 'into' and rhythm meaning 'regular beat'. Think of it as being 'in the rhythm'—moving or playing exactly with the beat, which is why dancers or bands are called enrhythmic.