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This  category is for the subject of rhythm and time.  Developing a solid time feel and being able to play syncopated rhythms is vital to the growth  of a great musician.


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3 Against 4 Hemiola Lesson (Video & Audio) 191 $10.00 I was first introduced to this concept years ago. A hemiola is a repeated pattern played over a constant pulse that sets up a polyrhythm. In this lesson I talk about the concept of playing a simple rhythm in 3 over a tune with a 4/4 time signature.

Basic Jazz Articulation Part 2 (Video & Audio) 119 $10.00 This is a continuation of the "Basic Jazz Articulation" lesson. I know from experience that it takes many students quite a few lessons to nail down the concept of jazz articulation. In this lesson I repeat some of the thoughts from lesson 1 as well as ad

Improving Your Rhythm in 3 (Audio) 050 $10.00 This lesson is similar to my last lesson on rhythm entitled "Improving You Rhythm". In this lesson I'm dealing with the 3/4 time signature. This is a very common time feel in jazz and other types of music and it is very important to be able to play wit

Improving your Swing with 2&4 (Audio) 018 $10.00 This is a lesson on improving your swing by putting the metronome on 2&4. I talk about the reasons for this and how to work on it so you get the most out of it. i also talk about playing behind the beat as well as ahead of the beat. I also talk about play

Improving Your Time Exercise (Audio) 003 $10.00 In this lesson I talk about an exercise I use with student to improve their feel for the pulse of a song. It also improves a students sense of feeling for the 2 and 4 bar phrase. Although a simple concept, I have run into quite a few intermediate to advan

Phrases & Melodic Development Lesson 1 (Audio) 025 $10.00 In this lesson I talk in depth about phrasing and melodic development. Many young improvisers make the mistake of playing to many notes and not developing ideas. I talk about leaving space and building a solo in such a way that you are communicating somet

Playing With a Triplet Pulse (Video) 081 $10.00 In this lesson I talk about a playing style that I teach where you play to the triplet pulse. I first heard this style years ago when I was listening to a Jerry Bergonzi album. Jerry was playing these running lines that seem to float above the time. It



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