Polyrhythm practice
Circular Rhythm Library
Explore playable circular rhythms, compare independent pulse cycles, and practise hand-and-foot coordination.
No circular rhythms are available yet.
Learning tips
Develop your rhythmic intuition
Circular representations make repeating patterns easier to understand. Instead of reading rhythm only from left to right, follow the cycle and learn where each accent returns.
Start by listening
- Select a musical style or tag.
- Open several related rhythm orbits.
- Listen to each groove several times before analysing it.
- Focus on the repeating pulse rather than individual notes.
Compare rhythmic structures
- Compare different subdivisions.
- Observe how accents shift around the circle.
- Explore rhythms from different musical traditions.
- Notice similarities between grooves with different names.
Practise actively
- Clap each pattern before playing it.
- Count the pulse aloud.
- Increase tempo only after the cycle feels natural.
- Create your own rhythm orbit from an existing pattern.
Exercise
Choose three grooves from the same style. Listen to each one, clap the pulse without the audio, then create a variation by changing only one accent or subdivision.