Re: jazz rhythm
Michael Temple ( mdtemple@ix.netcom.com )
Thu, 21 Nov 1996 16:45:20 -0800
You wrote:
>
>Make sure you use the metronome on 2 and 4 when you practise scales,
etc.
>In a group the hihat is one of the best "landmarks" you can have, and
you
>might need to get used to unconsciously using it as such...
>
>At 12:59 PM 11/21/95 -0800, you wrote:
>>I just discovered this discussion group and it seems to be a great
>>resource
>>for mature and aspiring musicians. Here's my first question...
>>I am exploring the area of rhythm in improvisation. Especially
phrasing
>>in 3 against 4 or 4 against 3 at the single beat level up to multiple
bar
>>levels. My problem is that I invariably get lost as I extend ideas
>>across bar lines etc. I can compose rhythmic templates that I know
will
>>get me from A to B however I feel like I should be able to do this
>>spontaneously. Do the pros have such a good sense of where "1" is
that
>>they can do anything they want without getting lost?
>> I am playing piano and having to comp seems to amplify the problem.
>>Any suggestions? Any good books on the subject?
>>
>>Andrew Trott
>>Kingston, Ont, Canada
>>renmusic@sympatico.ca
>>
>>
>>
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I have a drummer friend who NEVER hits his hi hat on two and four. It
is very demanding playing with him (the few times I have) since you
really have to have an independent sense of time. He is from the Tony
Williams school of drumming (or something like that.
Mike