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Rhythm and Meaning (48)


Rhythm and Meaning (48)

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DATE : Sat, 4 Feb 2006 13:51:00 GMT
Entered in Database : 2006-02-04 13:51:00
length : 13859352
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Dave Shepherd and Howard Shepherd talk about rhythm and the significance of language cadence. (1:58)

Rhythm in the "frozen register" (a term we picked up from Prof. Cheryl Carter) (3:33)

Song: "Rhythm Hymn," by The Franks (9:44)

Rhythm as a mnemonic device. We recall "A Prayer of St. Chrysotom," not having heard it in over 20 years. (14:51)

Music bumper from "Move to my Beat" by Cool Cluster (17:27)

Rude word of the week: "stumblebum" (18:04)

Song: "Back Beat Rhythm," by Los Blancos (20:38)

Rhythm as a social skill. Howard gangsta-raps the introduction to Beowulf (24:52)

Music courtesy of GarageBand.com

Theme music by Kick the Cat

time: 28:48
size: 13.2 Mb

rating: PG (Oops! We just discovered that our first song has a rude word for "poop" in it--twice! Otherwise this is an innocuous show this week.)


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