Re: [Harp-L] re: rhythm playing




----- Original Message ----- From: "Jp Pagán" <jpl_pagan@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "harp-l harp-l" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004 8:02 PM
Subject: [Harp-L] re: rhythm playing



hey all,

  in another thread BBQ Bob mentioned the need for
good rhythm. i know this has come up before, but it's
something i was thinking about just recently. i have a
metronome (an in ear thing i pretty much hate) and in
terms of when i'm just playing, by myself or with
others, i THINK i have good rhythm, but how can i be
sure? what can i do to better my rhythm? i don't
really want to lay down the cash for a drum machine
but i thought that would be a great idea. what do
y'all think?

--Jp

Hi,
The metronome will help in getting the TIME together, which eventually helps the rhythm, but the one thing metronomes to my kowledge, still CAN'T do is teach some one how to play either behind the beat (which is the way most blues and black music in general is played) or ahead of the beat (where many rock, metal, some country and rockabilly music is played), nor can they teach the different delineations of each and drum machines can't do that either (at least not yet at this point in time). Working with metronomes definitely is a good tool for learning time, and rhythm is the next step from there. Many instrument teachers will have you keep tapping your feet to help keep an internal clock in your head so that you avoid messing it up, but one has to listen with bigger ears to make sure everything is kosher on that.


Sincerely,
Barbeque Bob Maglinte
Boston, MA
http://www.barbequebob.com
MP3's: http://music.mp3lizard.com/barbequebob/






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