Rhythm With Rhida Options

[Cosmin Lupu]

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Let's discuss rhythm and approach in general when studying a lesson! Usually, when learning a certain rhythm pattern based on chord play, here are a series of steps that should be followed in order to make sure that you first understand what you have to play:

- left hand - learn the positions and the amount of time that a chord lasts (i.e. each chord change occurs on beat 1 and 3)
- practice with a metronome by counting the beats and executing the chord changes as clean and in good timing as possible. Mark the changes with one right hand strum.
- right hand - mute the strings with your left hand and practice the strumming patterns with your right hand without focusing on the changes. Learn the groove and start feeling it, by practicing as described above against the metronome. Tap your foot to the beat and focus on understanding where beat 1 occurs all the time.
- both hands: put left and right together after you have become acquainted and used to each drill above - you will feel much more confident for certain.

Then when practicing a lesson, another set of steps that assure a natural and organic learning process would be these:

- understand the theoretical concepts - know what and why you are playing is a healthy way of learning
- learn the lesson structure - things will flow naturally once you know what's next when playing any piece
- learn each part and reproduce it slowly with the metronome - you will learn the lesson and become accustomed with the timing and feel
- put all the parts together and practice them against the slowest available backing track - respecting timing and phrasing will provide essential advantages when you will face the details of any piece!
- work your way up tempo with the available backing tracks

Choose one of the rhythm based lessons that you have the most trouble with and let's try to apply the above mentioned suggestions on it when learning What do you think?

Cosmin

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