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In music, syncopation is a stress on a normally unstressed Beat , or a missing beat where a stressed one would normally be expected. Syncopation is used in many Music al styles, including Classical Music , but it is fundamental in such styles as Reggae , Ragtime , Rap , Jump Blues , Jazz and often in Dubstep . In the form of a Back Beat , syncopation is used in virtually all contemporary Popular Music . TYPES OF SYNCOPATION Even-note syncopation In meters with even numbers of beats (2/4, 4/4, etc.), the stress normally falls on the odd-numbered beats. If the even-numbered beats are stressed instead, the rhythm is syncopated. Off-beat syncopation The stress can shift by less than a whole beat so it falls on an '' Off-beat '', as in the following example where the stress in the first bar is shifted by an Eighth Note (or quaver): Playing a note ever-so-slightly before or after a beat is another form of syncopation because this produces an unexpected accent. Anticipated bass Anticipated bass is a Bass tone that comes Syncopated shortly before the Downbeat , which is used in Son Montuno Cuban Dance Music . Timing can vary, but it usually comes less than an Eighth Note before the One and three beats in 4/4... Missed-beat syncopation Another type of syncopation is the missed beat, in which a rest is substituted for an expected note's beginning . For example, if the musician suddenly does not play anything on beat 1, that would also be syncopation. TRANSFORMATION Richard Middleton (1990, p.212-13) suggests adding the concept of Transformation to Narmour's (1980, p.147-53) prosodic rules which create rhythmic successions in order to explain or generate syncopations. "The syncopated pattern is heard 'with reference to', 'in light of', as a remapping of, its partner." He gives examples of:
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