| In the case of a tie, having a syncopation depends on the preceding figure. |
| It is in a comfortable key with limited chromaticism, employs only basic syncopation and has frequent rests. |
| And Ms. Boone doesn't have it: not an iota, beyond a barely developed sense of syncopation. |
| The harmonies become slightly more astringent, and one hears a new fascination with cross-rhythms and syncopation. |
| James P. Johnson was the prime innovator of stride piano. He embellished basic ragtime syncopation, beginning with a general increase in tempo. |
| The clave is the timekeeper of Latin music and dance, rooted in African syncopation. |
