Rhythm In Nature: An Ecology of Rhythm

Rhythm in Nature dives into the studio and onto the field with percussionist, composer and sound artist Susie Ibarra. In this narrative Ibarra shares her studies, explorations, and practice guide to discovering rhythm daily in the world of birdsongs, glacial freshwater, oceans, deserts, canyons and resonance, forest and insects. The book accompanies Susie Ibarra's online course, Drum Labs: Rhythm in Nature, a weekly study of listening, field recording, spatial mapping, playing, practicing and notations of rhythm in the natural world Foreword Preface Introduction Chapter One Sound Mapping Glaciers from Source to Sink Chapter Two The Equation of the Rhythm of an Ocean Wave in Motion Chapter Three An Anatomy of a Tree, Tree Fractal Rhythms Chapter Four Rudimentary Rhythms of Birdsongs Chapter Five Fragility Equation On the Stage and in the Desert Chapter Six Equations of Resonance and Echoes in Rock Canyons and Metal Cisterns Chapter Seven Conclusion References Photo Credits