"rhythm stick" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It is typically used to refer to a percussion instrument that is used to keep rhythm, often in the form of a long stick or rod. Example: The drummer pounded his rhythm stick on the snare drum, setting the beat for the rest of the band to follow.
And everyone's favourite, "Hit me With Your Rhythm Stick" ("Two fat persons, click, click, click").
Dury's message in Rhythm Stick was roughly the same as that popped in Jim Callaghan's mouth by the Sun.
Over a dozen main stages crammed with the great and good from just about every musical genre you can shake a (rhythm) stick at.
On the liquid front, Ian Dury paired the wilds of Borneo with the vineyards of Bordeaux in his 1979 classic "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick".
"Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll" and "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick" are the best-known hits, but there were a string of great songs and strong albums until Dury's death, from cancer, in 2000.
And oi! (sampling Hit Me with Your Rhythm Stick with a bumpy Euro beat) shows Orbital's skill at making a tune appear to move forward and stand still at the same time.
They are modern examples of concussion, or rhythm, sticks, one of the most ancient musical instruments, used in many cultures since ancient times in ritual, in accompanying work, and in calling attention, as well as for musical rhythm.
"We work with rhythm sticks and egg shakers and do a lot of dancing so that [the children] understand the movement of words rather than just how [they sound]," Sahadi said.
If she picks up an acoustic guitar and starts jamming out super pretty, soulful folk tunes while encouraging you to join in on the rhythm sticks and you're into it, you've struck gold.
"If I drove past a fence, certain aspects of the rhythm would stick out.
"It was very pleasing on a personal note that I could get a long bowl, get in a good rhythm and stick at the task at hand.
