rhythm Archives - Richard Kahn Music

Time Signatures: The Blueprint Behind Every Beat

By Richard Kahn | June 5, 2026 |

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At the beginning of a piece of music — just after the clef, before the first note — sits a fraction that is not quite a fraction.

Notes, Rests, and the Language of Duration

By Richard Kahn | June 2, 2026 |

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Every sound has a beginning and a length. Those two facts — when a sound starts and how long it lasts — are the raw material of rhythm.

What Is Music? Sound, Silence, and Measured Time

By Richard Kahn | May 29, 2026 |

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Here is the most stripped-down definition of music you will ever encounter, and also the most durable: music is sound and silence in time.