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A Masterclass In Time & Groove Development
A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #1 - Becoming Familiar With Subdivisions
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Quarter Notes (Set the Metronome to 60bpm) q = 60
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Eighth Notes
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Sixteenth Notes
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Half Tempo Exercise #1 - Set Metronome to 80bpm (Click on Every Beat) q = 80
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#2 - Set Metronome to 40bpm (Click on 1 & 3)
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#3 - Set Metronome to 40bpm (Click on 1)
q = 80
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #2 - The Upbeat Groove Exercise
1:09
q = 100
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Upbeat Groove:
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1. Metronome on every beat 2. Metronome on upbeats
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #3 - The Hopper
4:10
q = 140
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Basic Groove
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Metronome set to 140bpm on offbeat 16th notes: 1 (e )and (a) 2 (e) and (a) 3 (e) and (a) 4 (e) and (a)
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #4 - Getting Your Scales Centered C Major Scale 1/4 Notes 2:39
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8th Notes
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8th Note Triplets (play up and down x3)
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16th Notes
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Play up through Exercises in order then back down as follows: 1/4 Notes 8th Notes 8th Note Triplets 16th Notes 8th Note Triplets 8th Notes 1/4 Notes Round and Round...
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #5 - The Slow Worm
1:49
q = 20
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C Major Scale: 1 Note Per Click (20bpm)
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Try at a variety of slow tempi
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #6 - The 4 On 4 Off Groove Exercise
1:25
q = 100
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Basic Am Groove
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Round & Round . . . 1. Metronome Click on every beat 2. Metronome Click 1 bar on, 1 bar off 3. Elaborate on the groove
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #7 - The 4 on 4 off Solo Exercise
Solo in A Minor - 1 Bar of Click On, 1 Bar of Click Off 2:17
Click
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No Click
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Round & Round . . .
A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #8 - The Two On, Two Off Exercise
0:57
q = 112
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Dm Groove
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1. Click On all beats for 2 bars, Click Off for 2 bars 2. Click On beat 1 for 2 bars, Click Off for 2 bars 3. Advanced: Elaborate on the groove
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #9 - The Two Beat
Ex 1. Click on Beat 2 only Ex 2. Click on Beat 4 only
F Blues (Walking Line) 1:20
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C7
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Õ Õ Õ Õ D7
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C m7
F7
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A m7
D7
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #10 - Song Form Focus F Blues (Walking Line) Click on Beat 1 of bars 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9
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Õ Õ Õ Õ D7
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C m7
F7
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D7
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #11 - 6/8 Groove Development
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6/8 Groove against 4/4 time (Triplet Feel)
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Move Between 4/4 and 6/8 Triplet Feels 3:10
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Advanced: Blues in F (Moving Between Feels)
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #12 - Shuffle Groove Development
1:25
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Basic Shuffle Groove
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Groove Through Blues Progression
3:00
q = 80
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1. Click On Each Beat (Metronome set to 80bpm) 2. Click On 2 & 4 (Metronome set to 40bpm) 3. Advanced - Click on 3rd triplet beat: 1 - tri -(plet)
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #13 - Swing Feel Development Sample Chord Progression (Jazz Standard) Ex 1. Walking Bass with click on Beat 2 & 4 (for 160bpm use 80bpm click) Ex 2. Click on 3rd triplet beat of 2 & 4: 1 tri plet 2 tri (plet) 3 tri plet 4 tri (plet)
C m7
F7
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C m7
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F7
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Õ Õ Õ Õ Õ Õ Õ Õ
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E bMaj7
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A m7(b5)
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A m7(b5)
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G b7
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Gm
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Try increasing the tempo: 240bpm (120bpm click) 280bpm (140bpm click) 320bpm (160bpm click)
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F m7
E7
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A MasterClass In Time & Groove Development Lesson #14 - Swing Solo Development Chord Progression (Autumn Leaves) Solo with click on 2 & 4 (Metronome set to 80bpm)
C m7
F7
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A m7(b5)
D7
Gm
G7
C m7
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F7
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E bMaj7
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A m7(b5)
D7
Gm
A m7(b5)
D7
Gm
C m7
F7
B bMaj7
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E bMaj7
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A m7(b5)
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A m7(b5)
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Õ Õ Õ Õ D7
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Gm
G b7
Õ Õ Õ Õ
Gm
Õ Õ Õ Õ
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F m7
E7
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