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Music Rhythm and Yoga Rhythm

Brad_C — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:00:00 +0000

I’ve been on a kick lately about music rhythm and today I’m going to compare it to yoga rhythm. I practice in a couple of different hot yoga classes on a weekly basis. The typical class goes 90 minutes with each pose done twice. My early morning class are shortened classes for us working class [...]

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Focusing on Rhythm

Brad_C — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 12:30:00 +0000

Focusing on Rhythm will be a life time effort as a musician. I don’t think that you ever stop improving your rhythm skills. In playing and learning music a vast majority of musicians struggle with timing, especially when playing solo. Once again I’m reading “The Music Lesson” by Victor Wooten and the chapter topic is [...]

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Rhythm – Silence with Music Rests

Brad_C — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 12:00:54 +0000

Rhythm is not only about working with notes played, but also about notes not played. These are called rests. That is you take a break from playing and allow silence to enter into your playing. Let's explore.

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Rhythm – Counting Different Music Notes

Brad_C — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 12:00:37 +0000

Rhythm is a weak point for many musicians. This is especially true when you don't play music for awhile. One of the biggest stumbling blocks for new students is the time value of notes and how long they are held. Let's explore.

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Experiment with Rock Accompaniment

Brad_C — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:00:32 +0000

More ideas on adding rock accompaniment and voicing seventh chords to a song and your melody.

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Using Voicings for Waltz Accompaniment

Brad_C — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 12:00:57 +0000

Waltz Accompaniment Example. Once you’ve decided on the voicing you want to use chord change to change you also going to have to decide on the rhythmic pattern that you will be using with the song. This is the style or type of feel you are going to give the song.

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Putting Rhythm and Notes Together

Brad_C — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:25:30 +0000

Beginning students want to quickly sight read for rhythm and note combination on music scores. However, it takes a little time to get the pieces together to achieve this skill. Two Approaches There are a couple of approaches to getting this skill mastered. One is to have a mentor show you how this is done [...]

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