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Every Musician Is A Drummer
Hey guys. Lets talk some rhythm.
Whether you are playing chords or single notes, you are playing rhythms. What I say to all of my students diving into rhythm is:
EVERY MUSICIAN IS A DRUMMER
It is true. Mute your strings and play a lick completely muted. Write out this rhythm and then clap it or bang it on a counter. Strum some muted chords and do the same thing.
Talking has a rhythm. Walking can have a rhythm. Be a nerd and keep track of syllables next time you say a sentence. There is a flow. Even listen to language you don't understand. There is rhythm in it all.
If rhythm is such an underlying element in our playing, then we need to hastily jump into how it works and how we can make it more interesting.
As advanced players we are able to take part in some crazy studies of rhythm.
Try this:
1 note per quarter note
2 notes per quarter note
3 notes per quarter note
4 notes per quarter note
5 notes per quarter note
...
10 notes per quarter note
etc...
When a subdivision such as the above gets difficult, then stop and work on it. Learn to hear it. The first may be 5 notes per quarter notes. Spend as long as you need making licks with the rhythm. Sing it in your head, bang it on the steering wheel and make it come it in your left and write hand.
FYI:
new rhythms are a great chance to get into left and right hand techniques like legato and sweeps. Also the standard straight alternate picking will surely be enhanced by furthering your rhythmic studies.
Jeremy Laursen
