Relier Pairs Contemporary Music termsVersion en ligne This is for a class lesson for piano students studying contemporary music ideoms. par Rene Johnson 1 Irregular time signatures 2 Putting objects in the piano to create new sounds on the strings or using the piano for knocking or tapping as part of the music. 3 Non-traditional scales 4 Cloudbursts by Eric Whitacre 5 John Cage Dice Random notes 6 Using one key for the right hand, another key for the left hand. 7 Cross rhythms such as 5 against 4 or 7 against 8 are common. 5/4 or 7/8 Cluster chords Blues scales or modes Prepared piano Bitonality Chance Music Polyrhythms