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What do you think the relationship is between "Beat" and "Rhythm" in music. Is one dependent upon the other, or are they independent.

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The way I see it, a beat is just that; one singular beat. A rhythm is the flow of those beats. In order to have a rhythm, you must first have a few or more beats. Of course, you can have a beat on its own although that wouldn't be very musical as it'd just be the equivalent of a single hit on a snare drum.

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