MissouriPicker Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Private or group lessons?......All joking aside, one of these cajon drums can be an excellent way to improve your rhythm, as well as adding something interesting to a song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billder99 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Kebob, when I first started playing rhythm combined with singing, I had a very difficult time "getting it". I had to start with strum patterns, and it was spasmotic at first trying to sing and play a rhythm. It has taken a few years of hard work, but I am now able to play good complementary rhythms and even invent my own poly-rhythms with melodic fill over chords. My voice has also greatly improved with daily practice. Not all of us can do it naturally, but I do think we can all do it if we invest the string-time and focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darling67 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I agree with this. I never could learn out of a book -- well, I could if I had to, just didn't have the passion or patience for it. I'd rather listen to the tune and pick it up that way. When I'm playing I never think about how I'm playing, if that makes sense. That's exactly how I learned... listening and playing until I got it. Yeah, what you said makes total sense. You can't annotate or chart feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwrobbs Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I'm new but I totally disagree with "you have rhythm or you don't". While rhythm is clearly required, there is more to it that that. For me, it's a matter of ears. If the guitar was the only thing playing, I could figure it out. But I can't when there's a bunch of music. I'm trying to figure out Ho Hey right now. 2 guitars and a mandolin... forget about it. I don't have a chance. Also, we're not talking about the ability to play the song. I can play a lot of songs. We're talking about playing a song exactly like someone else did. Sometimes it makes a huge difference (Brown Eyed Girl) and sometimes my version is good enough (maybe even a little better). I can feel rhythm. I can't always feel their rhythm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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