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08-29-2010, 07:30 AM
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| |  focus on the 2 and 4
Someone mentioned that they were told to focus on the 2 and 4 beats in their soloing and that it made a huge difference in their playing. Does anyone know of a youtube video that I can hear what focusing on the 2 and 4 is like (in soloing). |
08-29-2010, 08:07 AM
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eg. Emilly Remler videos |
08-29-2010, 03:29 PM
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08-29-2010, 04:42 PM
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yep |
08-29-2010, 07:09 PM
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Well, I already ordered it. Anyhow, I am not sure that i get it. Does she mean playing with timing in mind? That, I already do. At least I have been doing it for the past 20 or 30 years. That is guitar 101. |
08-30-2010, 02:08 AM
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If You want to swing the "stick to" beats must be 2 and 4.. You can achive that simply when you're foot get's down on 2 and 4 and on 1 and 3 is going up and flow.. (and the metronome on 2 and 4) |
08-30-2010, 03:14 AM
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I play drums (left-handed...), so I would do naturally what Emily suggests: tap the 'back-beat' as does the hi-hat, which for me means tapping the left foot on '2 and '4'. One may use the other foot for the '1' and '3', it won't do any harm...
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08-31-2010, 12:34 PM
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You might like to take a look at "Gateway To Guitar Improvisation - A Guitarist's Guide To The 'Fourth Note' Principle" by Tony DeCaprio (Hal Leonard Corp.) In it he talks about a "line of demarcation" that he discovered after each four-note fragment of the eight eighth notes in a 4/4 bar. I must warn you, however, that this publication is not for the faint hearted and it takes quite some time to get one's head round the concept/s presented. |
08-31-2010, 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by nineacres  You might like to take a look at "Gateway To Guitar Improvisation - A Guitarist's Guide To The 'Fourth Note' Principle" by Tony DeCaprio (Hal Leonard Corp.) In it he talks about a "line of demarcation" that he discovered after each four-note fragment of the eight eighth notes in a 4/4 bar. I must warn you, however, that this publication is not for the faint hearted and it takes quite some time to get one's head round the concept/s presented. | You are so right. I studied with Tony for a year via streaming video. He is a VERY advanced player/thinker. I have taken that book in small chunks. |
08-31-2010, 01:58 PM
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thanks all for re.. |
08-31-2010, 03:36 PM
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Nineacres, Derek,
Could one of you say something about the approach taken in Tony's book?
Thanks |
08-31-2010, 05:11 PM
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Remler says that the 2 and 4 is where the "fun is". On this video she plays blues as an example. She is NOT an extremely fluid, blues player. |
08-31-2010, 05:29 PM
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Originally Posted by richb2 Remler says that the 2 and 4 is where the "fun is". On this video she plays blues as an example. She is NOT an extremely fluid, blues player. | Really?? I think she swings with the best of them. | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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