Lessons
Groove & Time Keeping
Groove and Timekeeping lessons comprise some of the most important and foundational concepts for bass players in particular. This competency focuses on developing a player’s internal clock and fine-tuning his/her awareness of time and space within the music. By developing a natural sense of time, a bassist is able to perform and interact with greater expression and freedom, while at the same time inspiring confidence for the entire musical ensemble in both performance and recording scenarios.
GTK121: Developing Groove & Timekeeping Skills Using Tempo Splitting Exercises
This lesson demonstrates an incredibly effective and challenging exercise to help build a player's internal clock and innate sense of musical time. Using a series of tempo splitting exercises,dependency on the external clock source is decreased, while at the same time increasing the accuracy of the internal clock. Exposes external distractions and weaknesses in timing/groove, and presents a method that will help reprogram a player's sense of time. Recommended for intermediate to advanced level players interested in improving timekeeping in all settings.
Course Code: GTK121
GTK131: Improving Groove & Timekeeping Skills Using Subdivision Exercises, Part 1: Subdivisions Over 1
An introductory lesson to working with subdivisions as a way to develop and fine-tune a player's internal clock and sense of rhythm. A simple metronome pulse is used as a timing reference and exercises are presented that divide the pulse into subdivisions from 1 to 8. A fantastic way to work on naturally hearing subdivisions that lie outside of the groove you are listening or playing to.Recommended for intermediate to advanced level players interested in improving their time keeping and predictive sense of subdivision in a variety of musical scenarios.
Course Code: GTK131
GTK132: Improving Groove & Timekeeping Skills Using Subdivision Exercises, Part 2: Subdivisions Over 2/Randomization
This lesson takes up where "Improving Groove & Timekeeping Skills Using Subdivision Exercises,Part 1: Subdivisions Over 1" leaves off, and increases the level of challenge by placing subdivisions over 2 pulses instead of 1. The exercises are based on a metronome reference and subdivisions 1 through 8 are applied in context over 2 pulses. The next step towards naturally hearing subdivisions that step outside the fundamental pulse in a musical setting, useful in improvisational and rhythmic foundational approaches. Recommended for intermediate to advanced level players looking to improve timekeeping and awareness of subdivision pulse in a variety of musical contexts.
