Introduction • 1
Rhythmic Superimposition • 3
What is Rhythmic Superimposition? • 3
How to Perform Rhythmic Superimpositions • 10
Figures, Converting to Superimposition, Crossrhythms, and Feel Modulation • 25
Examples and Exercises • 36
Superimposition: Advanced Topics • 137

Metric Modulation • 169
What is Metric Modulation? • 169
Notating Metric Modulation • 170
Performing Metric Modulation • 173
The Relationship Between Metric Modulation and Written Melody • 194
Metric Modulation Examples • 198
Transcribing Metric Modulations • 210
Additional Metric Modulations • 211
Performing Other Types of Tempo Changes • 217
Practice Ideas • 222

“Feel” Modulation (“Implied Time”) • 223
Recorded Feel Modulation Examples • 223
An Introductory Exercise • 227
The Challenges of Feel Modulation • 228
Feel Modulation Examples in 4/4 • 238
Feel Modulation Examples in 3/4 • 258
Feel Modulation Examples in Other Meters • 266
Feel Modulation on Changing Meters • 270
Changing Feel Modulation • 271
Feel Modulation With No (Clear) Metric Relationship • 272
Shuffes at Different Rates • 272

Feel Displacement • 280
The Challenges of Feel Displacement • 287
Examples • 289
Feel Displacements in 4/4 • 289
Intentional Ambiguity: Pieces That Can Be Felt In More Than One Way • 294

Carnatic Concepts • 295
Koraippu (Reductions) • 295
Moras • 297
Korvais • 299

Rhythm “Systems” • 305
Stylistic Rules • 305
Learning Methodologies • 305
Analysis and Generation • 305

The Big Picture • 306

Conclusions • 308