rhythmic patterns

Rhythmic patterns are recurring sequences of beats, accents, or sounds that create a sense of movement and structure.

In music, they form the foundation of a piece—the arrangement of long and short notes, stressed and unstressed beats: The drummer established a rhythmic pattern the band could follow.

The concept extends beyond music to poetry, dance, speech, and natural phenomena like heartbeats or ocean waves.

Rhythmic patterns can be simple and repetitive or complex and syncopated.