guitarbuddha -> RE: compas (Nov. 30 2007 10:37:57)
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ORIGINAL: Ricardo IMO and experience teaching and playing with others, those who "can't play without the metronome" on, or get lost or speed up and down, whatever, usually are not really playing TO the metronome correctly to begin with. I hear people often chasing the accents, getting lost and picking back up, etc, FOLLOWING the metronome. That is not right. The idea is to make the metronome FOLLOW YOU. Actually I got the from TODDK at somepoint in the past, I mean he said that and that is right on. But you CAN cheat a little. Learn how to tap your foot when you play to the metronome. I don't care if you tap accents, every other beat, every 3 etc, whatever, but train your foot to keep time or give a reference. It really helps when you have synchopation, if you lock in to that beat your BODY is giving you physically. Singers that sing good for dancers ALL can do palmas and sing at the same time. You have to train yourself that way so it becomes natural. I don't know any players that play REAL tight, and CAN'T tap their foot. So using the foot is a "cheat" but, it will help you when playing with no palmas, percussion, or metronome. When you get to the point that you trust your foot as much as a metronome, you can even do away with practicing with it. But it is good from time to time to "check" yourself. Check your self by recording your playing along to a click, and be as critical as you would be with anyone. Be more critical actually if you can. By critical, here is a hard truth. When you play with a metronome clicking, there are only two things happening. You are either ON the click or OFF the click. When playing off notes, contras or whatever the rhythm is that is not ON the click, you will hear it just fine AGAINST the click. When you are playing note ON the beat, you should not be able to hear the click at all. Try just playing notes ON the click repeatedly, until it disappears all together. Then you are playing correct and on beat. Ricardo Hi Ricardo, that's all great advice. One thing more I might add (and this will by no means be the approptiate next step for many people) once all of the things that you suggest have been done (for years) the asymetrical tapping that Paco does (two out of three beats) is really good too. D.
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