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	<title>The Science of Songwriting &#187; Rhythm and Meter</title>
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		<title>Groupings of Three in the Pixies</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I mentioned in a previous post how most music tends towards phrase structures in groupings of two, four, eight, etc.  Verses and choruses that are built on some sort of pattern in groups of three, on the other hand, are fairly rare.  That is, unless you are listening to music by the Pixies.
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		<title>Syncopation in &#8220;Stairway to Heaven&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever tried tapping your foot along with &#8220;Stairway to Heaven&#8221; and gotten confused somewhere near the end of the bridge?  If you don&#8217;t know what I&#8217;m talking about or just haven&#8217;t tried it in awhile, give it a shot.  At some point right before the solo, do you get a little [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hypermeter in &#8220;The Christian Life&#8221;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[My first post to the blogosphere!  Since this blog was inspired by my good friend Christian Patterson, who runs his own fancy blog about photography, I thought it would be appropriate to discuss a special song called &#8220;The Christian Life.&#8221;
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