Chaparral Andrew Hodges • Ho Ho Chi Rhythm Method
The heartbeat of Ho Ho Chi provides the seed pulse from which all subsequent rhythms are born
If you could throw away all musical forms, forget them and write or
play a completely new music uninfluenced by what you have learned in
the past, what structures might you use to divide
noise back into music
again?
The Ho Ho Chi Rhythm Method is the first step on a
path towards a completely new music for the
21st century. Previous
experience is irrelevant to this entirely new approach which will, I
hope
prove a valuable tool for both popular and classical musicians,
as well as anyone with
a curious mind and a sense of adventure
I have spent several years playing and cataloguing thousands of
previously undiscovered
rhythms and polyrhythms and I am now ready to
pass on my discoveries
To help you find a way through this vast labyrinth of rhythms I have
classified them into
5 distinct groups according to their properties
These groups are: Meditation, Healing, Balance, Energy and
Celebration
Meditation rhythms contain the most space and are thus more meditative
Healing rhythms are the most balanced group
Balance rhythms challenge left/right co-ordination and are in fact the least balanced group
Regular practise will hopefully improve your balance
Energy rhythms are the most dense and thus require the most physical exertion
Celebration rhythms are probably the most intuitive and are therefore
the easiest to attempt in a mixed ability group
Previous experience is irrelevant
Start your journey here by
practising Ho Ho Chi Rhythm Exercises