Author: jhoyla
Date: 2010-07-02 06:14
An interesting metronome exercise (yes, I'm a metronome fan, too):
Once you are comfortable with singing/playing on the beat, with the gnome, start the subdivisions yourself. If the gnome is beating [quarter-notes|crotchets] you should play [eighth-notes|quavers].
Next stage is to play in perfect syncopation to the gnome, that is, [quarter-notes|crotchets] exactly off the beat - this can be very hard, at first!
You will be surprised, nay, amazed at how fast your sense of rhythm will improve as you do this simple exercise.
Once you get the idea, you can do this exercise ANYWHERE there is a steady beat to work against - listening to music, traveling on the train - just settle into the rhythm and start ticking the off-beats, in your head.
Good luck!
J.
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