Author: Steve Epstein
Date: 1999-09-18 15:56
I have found that there are really two kinds of rhythm problems. The easier kind is when you have some kind of tricky rhythm written down on the music. You fix this as described in the preceding posts, by slowly counting and playing until you have it.
The other kind of problem is more subtle. You have easy rhythms, and you think you really have it down, no problem...until you play with other people. Then you find out that you, yes you:-) rush, or slow down, or whatever your bad habits are. I find myself actually rushing difficult phrases, as if to get them over with quickly. So you have to start learning to hear what other people are doing, and stay with them, even more important than following the conductor, at least in an informal group setting, paying special attention to percussion, and, if you can hear it, the bass (assuming, of course, you're playing a type of music which has this. Maybe the "beat" will be held by a piano playing chords.). I once thought I had good rhythm. A week of playing Balkan music this summer cured me of that notion.
Steve
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