Get Better Rhythm 

Theres this rhythm that is stuck inside my head from childhood. Everytime i try to think of a good rhythm but all i could think of is that rhythm.

I was literally thinking about that very lesson in Wooten's book, and then you mentioned it! The Music Lesson changed my life, and not just as a musician. I had no problem accepting Wooten's mystical experiences, because when I was a kid (in the 70s), I had magical musical experiences like that happen to me. I used to find any one of my favorite songs on the radio; one that I knew intimately well... every vocal inflection, every instrumental riff, every lyric, etc. After listening to the tune, I would then turn down the dial to no volume but continue singing the song and hearing it broadcast in my mind. Then I would turn the radio back on to test if I was in perfect sync. And I always was! But here's the magical thing that happened... I was obsessed with "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John and Kiki Dee, and I would imagine hearing it in my mind everywhere I went. On more than one occasion, I started hearing the song in my mind, start singing it, turn on a radio (or my parents turned on the car radio), AND NOT ONLY WAS THE SONG PLAYING, BUT I WAS IN EXACT SYNC WITH THAT PART OF THE SONG! It was as if I was a radio antenna for that song. So, when Victor talked about all that stuff, I was like: Oh, ABSOLUTELY!

I have never even THOUGHT of approaching it like this. VERY helpful. Thanks!!!

I was playing on the table and boxes as a kid. I was playing along with drum n bass and jungle rhythms. And techno. And now I'm 40 and I play djembe LOL.

Gets a 'sub' from me...sold my congas and bongos years ago.....and I really miss the bongos...so, just ordered a set of LP Matador....let the fun commence....well....when they arrive :)

Your explanation is on point. One of the best choice for learning to count beat rhythm tutorial videos on youtube.

I am a singer, songwriter, rhythm guitar and theremin player and I simply adore your channel!

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I am sophisticated in feeling rhythm but these are basics and it's interesting to practise at that clear level to improve skills.

you just opened my mind ever more! Thank you!

I’m very interested in percussion. Love learning how it works. TY

Dude this was so useful man thank you so much. This exercise is super helpful and it's fun to do!

Great lesson, Kalani!

thank you!

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Awesome! Thank you!!

Hola acabo de descubrir este vìdeo. Me encanta su forma de enseñar... Me gustarìa seguir y necesito subtìtulos en catellano español.... Desconozo el inglés.... Gracias y encantada.

12:11 Though never done it but If playing subdivision in mind is allowed... I think landing at 1 min can be achieved... in silence at least. U do have a sense of timing of number of beats... like 6 or 10s... So if u play those segments in your mind ... works comes down to keeping track of just 10 or 6 segment or beats like u can say. With lil practice about timing sense within individual sub divisions u can do it... more if you divide subdivisions to half second I guess. ... No? Then it can go to like 20 or 12 beats in that case. :).

12:11 Though never done it but If playing subdivision in mind is allowed... I think landing at 1 min can be achieved... in silence at least. U do have a sense of timing of number of beats gone by... like in 6s or 10s.. So if u play those segments in your mind ... works comes down to keeping track of just 10 or 6 segment or beats like u can say. With lil practice about timing sense within individual sub divisions u can do it... more if you divide subdivisions to half second I guess. ... No? Then it can go to like 20 or 12 beats in that case. :). But I hardly see my benefit in practical sense by going that far.... down to 30 or at most 5 is far more than enough.

thanks a lot !!!

Tq so much sir.

Thank you for the exercises! 👏 I am practicing to split 120 tempo in 16 beats. Even when I catch it, it gets very hard to do because my left arm can't follow. Lacking coordination.😁 Should I just continue trying or should I take time to develop coordination with left arm, with some other exercise?

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But then I am no musician got myself a first bongo ever few days ago.... my first ever musical instrument too other then table I guess. I am jus saying out of logic those things. Cause when I play a squence of 6 or 7 or 10 beats... for interval timing.... I don't usually count beats for longer sequence like 5 and above .... actually I cant. ....smile. But somehow u gotta sense that now its 6 beat or 5 beats or 7 or 10 beats. ...No? ....Imean first time u play slow and count things but as u speed up u just cant. U jus had the idea of length of something.

And my sense of rhythm I wont say is very good jut okay I guess Like any normal common person.

Like being in the same riff

What is that counting technique you did with tak ki ta ki ta ki ta ki ta sound?

do you do taiko drums?

I don't believe Wooten. French psychologist Paul Fraisse wrote in his book "The Psychology of Time" that above 1800 milliseconds subjective rythmization becomes impossible. 1800 ms is 33 bpm, so perhaps that's why your metronome only goes down to 35 bpm: just a little slower and the clicks are no longer perceivable as a steady beat. Adam Neely made a video about this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-afhSDK5DJqA.html