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Kids Guitar -- Rhythm 7 -- More Pizazz
By Professor Bruno Noteworthy of profbruno.com
Hi gang! Well, I talked to ya'll about using accenting (a harder strum) in "Rhythm 6". Now we're gonna build on it. We are gonna use the same exercise as before. See the picture on the bottom. Just like last time, look at the second measure. It is made up of all eighth notes. What we did with that measure was to choose one spot in that 8-note thingy to accent -- and we moved that accent around to all 8 spots. Now what we're gonna do is mess with putting more than 1 accent in that measure. Here's what that measure of eighth notes looks like when played normally. Remember D = down strum and U = up strum: D U D U D U D U -- without accents. Let's give each of these strums a number: D U D U D U D U
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 First, I want you to accent on BOTH 1 and 5. Use a slight accent at first. As you get used to it, start putting more oomph on the accents. Also, start fairly slowly at first and gradually increase your speed all the way up to playing as fast as you can play. Use only one chord for now. Once you get nice and cozy with this, I want you to accent on 1,3, 5, and 7. Same rules as above. Now try on 3 and 7. Again, same rules. Next try on 4 and 8. These are up strums. This one's gonna feel a bit funky until you get used to it. All of these are common things that you hear in popular music. Some are used a LOT. Let's now go to the third measure of that exercise It starts off with a quarter note followed by two eighth notes, followed by a quarter note followed by 2 more eighth notes: D DU D DU Let's give each strum a number: D DU D DU
1 23 4 56 First of all, try accenting on 1 and 4. Use the same rules that were used above. Next, accent on the upbeats 3 and 6. Pretty cool, huh? NOW here's what I want you guys to do -- start switching chords inside the measure. On the second measure start with one chord and switch on the 5th note: D U D U D U D U AND, if you're feeling a little extra confident, switch chords on 1, 3, 5, and 7. -- Ya just might wanna start slow on this one. What we have just done is to take two simple rhythm patterns and turned them into a whole bunch of style patterns -- all of which you will occasionally hear on recordings, and some of which you hear A LOT. Master these patterns. Practice them over and over and over and over and.... you know... Guess what? At least in 4/4 time... You're playing rhythm! Have fun!
Professor Bruno Noteworthy
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Professor Bruno Noteworthy is a toon music professor who loves to teach the guitar to kids.
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4-4 time -- that's march time, I am right? Bringing back memories from my long ago music lesson days.
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Well 4/4 is not KNOWN as "march time". But "march time is 4/4 time. Thanks for vistin'.
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