NOT.8:5.1 - Recover a cue’s place in a beat

Choose a beat divided into four equal positions. In the Takadimi convention these positions are voiced as ta, ka, di and mi. For this example, a dot in the written grid means no new onset at that position; it does not specify how long an earlier sound continues.

Establish a steady beat, divide it into four and keep the beat’s start identifiable. The first pattern has onsets at 0 and 1/2. A shift of one quarter-beat, within this one-beat example, yields onsets at 1/4 and 3/4. The new syllables identify the new positions. Repeating the same two spoken syllables without their reference would not express this change of placement.

At a beat duration of one second, the first onsets occur at 0 and 0.5 seconds; the shifted ones at 0.25 and 0.75 seconds. At a beat duration of half a second, the corresponding times halve while the relative positions remain. A requirement for an onset at an absolute 0.5 seconds is therefore a different requirement.

If the sound between two known positions is unrecorded, do not replace that gap by a written dot claiming no onset. Preserve the missing-observation status. If the next operation asks how long notes are held, add the needed duration convention: the onset grid alone does not answer it.

This is a notation construction, not a claim that reading the table teaches fluent rhythmic performance. Maintaining the beat and coordinating speech are available skills or contributions to be learned.