Cocek تشوتشك
A 4/4 teaching pattern associated with Balkan Romani dance music. Three main attacks trace a 3 + 3 + 2 shape, with light rim pickups in the fuller version. [1]Jas / Jeff Senn (Khafif) · Cocek 4/4 teaching patternkhafif.com[2]Alper Kekeç / Oscar van Dillen · Cocek notation and related rhythmsoscarvandillen.com
Hear the shape of the rhythm.
BASIC PATTERNMusical context
Čoček belongs to Balkan Romani music and dance, including traditions in North Macedonia and Bulgaria. It can use several meters and accompany solo, paired or line dancing. The four-beat pattern here is one example. [4]Jas / Jeff Senn (Khafif) · Cocek: Macedonian Romani teaching versionkhafif.com[3]Society of Folk Dance Historians · Čoček dance traditionssfdh.us
Names & context
- Arabic name
- تشوتشك
- Arabic alternatives
- تشوتشيك
- Other names & spellings
- Čoček · Chochek
Cocek also names a wider music and dance tradition with several rhythmic forms. This 4/4 version follows Khafif. Its three main attacks match our Wahda Basic; the fuller pattern and dance setting give this study its own context. [1]Jas / Jeff Senn (Khafif) · Cocek 4/4 teaching patternkhafif.com[2]Alper Kekeç / Oscar van Dillen · Cocek notation and related rhythmsoscarvandillen.com
Regions & traditions
Musical use and influences can span several regions. [1]Jas / Jeff Senn (Khafif) · Cocek 4/4 teaching patternkhafif.com