I am a drummer and I wish all guitarists in the world would learn from these videos!
@darkphoton7990
5 жыл бұрын
As a Guitar player i feel you..
@Ana_crusis
4 жыл бұрын
i'm a guitarist but i don't need these as my sense of time is impeccable
@seamanjive
4 жыл бұрын
You are a drummer...and you speed up, play fills in the middle of a verse and are unable to play behind the beat
@havardlangmoen8693
4 жыл бұрын
Holy moly. Great exercises! If anyone else is here 7 years later, I made some notes and a overview for myself. Exercise 1: Swing 2 & 4 -- [Previous video] -- Set metronome to half speed, and use clicks as 2nd & 4th beat. -- Also use on pracicing new tunes. Exercise 2: Slow Jam (Torture) -- [Previous video] -- Set metronome to 20 bpm. One note in a scale per click. Exercise 3: 4 On 4 Off -- [Previous video] -- Set Time Guru to play 4 beats, then pause for 4 beats. Exercise 4: One, One and Done -- 0:11 -- Set up to hear first beat of the first bar, the first beat of the second, and silence for 2 bars. Exercise 5: Syncopation Nation -- Set Time Guru to play the (2e&)a and the (4e)&. (see the video) Exercise 6: The disorienter -- 4:47 -- Variation of exercise 1. Set Time Guru to click beat 2, and try to keep time with this. Exercise 7: Song form exercise -- 7:06 -- Just the downbeats in a 12 bar blues. Set to click first beat in bar 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 & 9. First 3 blog post: somuchsound.blogspot.com/2012/10/improve-your-groove-7-metronome-tricks.html Last 4 blog post: somuchsound.blogspot.com/2013/02/improve-your-groove-part-2-7-metronome.html
@krownofficial6246
3 жыл бұрын
Much love and appreciation
@CyberattackWorld
3 жыл бұрын
that was the coolest 12-bar blues i've ever heard at the end there
@tripp8833
3 жыл бұрын
Well this definitely makes using the metronome more interesting ...
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@Real_Red_Fox
9 жыл бұрын
The great, or probably the greatest lesson for all of those who want to feel and keep rythm. And this is crucial for each musician, so this lessons are crucial for each musician, or the one, who wants to became so. Sean, thanks a LOT. P.S. BTW I can't imagine, what are those two jerks, who set dislike fort this lesson? Or, maybe they have tried to repeat after Sean and failed. :)
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+Ред Фокс Thank you my friend, kind of you to say.
@mohitmukhi
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks a ton Sean
@matijabg
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much for providing these hard yet enjoyable exercises! I wish at least one of my three drum teachers so far had recommended this kind of advanced metronome use. It seems just a couple of weeks of practicing like this improves your time much more than years of traditional metronome practice, and most importantly, it's SO MUCH FUN! :) Great job, Sean, keep up the awesome work! Matt form Montenegro
@michelroy8903
10 жыл бұрын
One of the most inspiring lesson I've came across on KZitem you remind me of my guitar teacher I had during my jazz studys
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+michel roy Thank you!
@jbbtk123
7 жыл бұрын
thank you very much it is very helpful!
@federicosilva5386
Жыл бұрын
wonderful excersices
@Dang...
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!
@timguitar
7 жыл бұрын
These are great, thank very much!
@dahamus
4 жыл бұрын
I still watch this video at least once a month. Nailed it.
@JasonLeonPike
8 жыл бұрын
Great lesson man. Thank you.
@Racosz
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent.
@Mauriziobarenboim
9 жыл бұрын
Great! I'm applying for Oberlin and the clarinet teacher said he can't accept me if I don't improve my rhythm (don't worry I'm a junior I have time), so this is a BIG help!
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+Mauriziobarenboim You'll be fine. But there really is no replacement for working with a metronome. The problem is making it fun and not a chore. As long as you're creative with the use of it, you'll enjoy the process and do it more. Good luck at Oberlin!
@PaulPaterson
6 жыл бұрын
Fantastic stuff. I really liked all of these. Another one my friend showed me was: setting up a 5/4 rhythm, with the beat on the one. Then play over that as repeating 4/4 rhythms. So the beat ends up on 1 of bar 1, 2 of bar 2, 3 of bar 3, 4 of bar 4, silent through bar 5, then on the 1 again for bar 6.
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
6 жыл бұрын
That is a great idea, love it.
@michaelrodman6646
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, brother. Thats a smooth lesson. Really appreciate your taking the time to share it. I’m headed straight to yer blog and then dusting off the metronome.
@anfiorsceal
Жыл бұрын
super stuff, thanks.. I'll be spending some "time" to nail down the 1st vid properly before graduating to this one - you've got all the hallmarks of a real studio pro! thanks again for sharing.
@yvesracicot2557
7 жыл бұрын
Excellent !
@Cheektowga
8 жыл бұрын
Sean, I am using this as part of my drum practice and I am finding it quite helpful. Thanks for taking "time" putting these 2 Metronome videos together.. All The Best and Thanks Again.. Eric
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+Cheektowga I'm really glad to hear these exercises are useful to other instruments.
@DARKLYLIT
5 жыл бұрын
Great tips Sean. Thanks a lot!
@jmusicsg
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the lesson! Good sense of timing and feel you have there. The tricks explained are certainly applicable to any instruments.
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+J Music Studio That's kind of you to say, thank you.
@_sonicfive
2 жыл бұрын
As a kazoo pro studio musician this is just golden
@brightlee5951
9 жыл бұрын
Great lessons!thanks man, hope to learn your new lessons.
@shadow_self8564
4 жыл бұрын
I guess this triggered me more to start learning Jazz too. Thanks!
@IRACEMABABU
8 жыл бұрын
Very clear and helpful video. Many thanks !
@griffen550
11 жыл бұрын
I'm not even involved in this exchange and I must say that's pretty awesome of you. Great exercises man, you're like that really great VHS tape I never returned to the library in 1997- without the guilt or late fee.
@jc5239
3 жыл бұрын
That's gold brother! Keep up the good work!
@zenarteast
4 жыл бұрын
These videos are great! thanks man
@junglesax
7 жыл бұрын
Fabulous video thank you for sharing :)
@13thAMG
11 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. Thank you.
@sermorel
10 жыл бұрын
Great great lesson ! Thanks for sharing it !
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+Sergio Morel You're welcome!
@jwright123456789
11 жыл бұрын
Good lessons...thanks. Some trumpet player named Dizzy once said "Rhythm is King!" But what would he know? :-)
@twankwhelan8517
4 жыл бұрын
excellent! Thank you man
@TrevorMarty69
8 жыл бұрын
Wow, 'Syncopation Nation' is tough. Well, all of these on this 2nd vid are. Thanks they will help. I'm excited to get into them.
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+Trevor Marty Trust me, I know. But if you only worked with the exercises on the first video, that would be enough material for the next 20 years.
@Jedizen07
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for these vids!! The swing examples have really helped me immensely.
@zhivago729
6 жыл бұрын
Great stuff man, thank you.
@AndrewTimothyMusic
11 жыл бұрын
your videos are great! consistently good quality content. thanks!
@arturoelmamiferoz
4 жыл бұрын
fantastic, Thanks a lot for the exerxcices, Thanks
@travisbusch4493
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks very helpful
@philen
6 жыл бұрын
i'm the metro gnome
@tylerrichardson3115
8 жыл бұрын
Absolutely awesome videos! It's easy to find lesson videos on just playing or soloing but not a lot of videos on unique ways to use the metronome and to work on timing technique. I can't waitron try these! New subscriber!
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+Tyler Richardson Thank you!
@RsqSqr
3 жыл бұрын
I wish you could be my teacher!
@gazicj
8 жыл бұрын
incredibly helpful--thank u much
@jessejarrar
5 жыл бұрын
This guy kills.
@marcmcshane
8 жыл бұрын
bingo. just what i'm looking for. thanks!
@derekhibbs1784
6 жыл бұрын
This might be my first ever youtube comment. Great videos, exactly what I was looking for!
@ickmick2142
6 жыл бұрын
thanks. great vid.
@promiscuite
11 жыл бұрын
Alright thank you, I'll be looking for those programs
@ElyriaRecords
5 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@cliodyncycwatch924
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Sean for sharing your skill-building ideas. After seeing these, I had the idea that a (scarily) useful learning tool would count you in, and then randomly hit some small subset of beats. The user would be able to set things like num of measures, num taps, and such. I headed to Avi Bortnick's site, and indeed Time Guru has a random mode (video shows how it works). (And for anyone who likes melodic blues-rock-funk, Avi's video "Rolling Pin" is quite fun to jam to.)
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
6 жыл бұрын
Cliodyn Cycwatch yeah-- Avi is a great player and I can't recommend Time Guru enough. It's a great tool.
@giuliogalli1164
11 жыл бұрын
very cool!
@philiphaslam8501
7 жыл бұрын
So inspiring
@benbrooklyn41
9 жыл бұрын
Great lesson!! Thank you. Do you have any thoughts on alternatives to sub-dividing beats with numbers? For instance subdividing beats with a drum groove, melody, words/poems, dance or using Indian rhythm language. I'm a primary school teacher and am interested in how some of the ideas/exercise top notch musicians like yourself could be made more accessible to them. Thanks again for the lesson!
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+Ben Brooklyn In Western music we do have word and syllable schemes for subdividing ("1-e-and-a, 2-e-and-a" etc. for 16th notes "tri-pl-et" for triplets) but they're nowhere near as developed as the Indian classical tradition.
@musicalexcursions
8 жыл бұрын
Great exercises. 'Would probably help with READING rhythms as well. I know that's not the point of this, though.
@bradford_shaun_murray
7 жыл бұрын
Yes bring discipline to reading using strict tempo, slower tempo for new passages learning to read.
@GlennMichaelThompson
10 жыл бұрын
Great lesson! There's not enough emphasis placed on the study of rhythm (imho). Any suggestions on where to find more of this kind of stuff to work on? If not I guess I can always work out some ideas on my own. Thanks for sharing this kind of approach at using a metronome to instill better time and feel! Brilliant.
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+Glenn Michael Thompson I agree there's not enough emphasis on rhythm, especially for guitarists.
@GlennMichaelThompson
8 жыл бұрын
Sean Driscoll Absolutely! We (guitarists) spend at least 80 to 90+ percent of our time backing singers or single note instruments (horns. sax etc.) ....but too many lessons on how to play lead guitar!!! I'm glad I noticed this fairly early on and had a good teacher whip me into rhythmic shape! lol Which I still need more work on after about 35yrs. ! (I added you to my google+ circle; hope that's okay by you?)
@fernandolavado
9 жыл бұрын
Simply great lesson, thanks! question, any suggestion for another metronome program for pc? I have no phone :/ thanks!!
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
+Fernando Lavado I use one on my Mac called Metronome that is free but you'd have a harder time doing some of the more advanced exercises with it. I imagine a Google search will turn up something. You might try to get a software sequencing program or drum machine as that will be easier to the later exercises with.
@crystell1012
6 жыл бұрын
wow!!!
@fabriziocolonna73
8 жыл бұрын
Nice tips! Time Guru works on a MacBookPro as well or only on Iphone?
@ShredTraining
10 жыл бұрын
Excellent lesson. Just bought TimeGuru, very useful! Is this your app?
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks Shred. TimeGuru is not my app and it is killer. It was created by the guitar player Avi Bortnick.
@ShredTraining
10 жыл бұрын
It's so useful and saves me having to write out stuff like this in Guitar Pro. If you are interested, I have a guitar app out too called Guitarmageddon. Thanks again!
@nrivero50
5 жыл бұрын
Progresion del final
@promiscuite
11 жыл бұрын
Hi, great exercices! I was wondering if you knew an advanced metronome program for windows as I don't own a smartphone? Thanks
@jazzercaster4749
9 жыл бұрын
Awesome lessons mate! For number 6 you could just put the metronome on 55bpm and hear it as beat 2 in a 4/4 bar right?
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
9 жыл бұрын
Jazzer caster Thanks -- I had to think about your question for second and do the math... That's right! I was using an app that I had chosen a 4/4 bar for but muted beats 1, 3 and 4 but you could absolutely just set a metronome to 55bpm and hear it as beat 2 in a 4/4 bar and it would be the exact same concept.
@jazzercaster4749
9 жыл бұрын
Hey Sean, thanks for the reply, ha, that's good to know! thanks for sharing these ideas!
@brohends
6 жыл бұрын
Please make a jazz guitar scale for melody
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
11 жыл бұрын
Because you asked nicely, I transcribed what I played on the video and made a chart with TAB. It's now available at the end of the article on my blog. You can find the address to the blog listed in the About section just below the video. The url is also in the video itself. Enjoy.
@clarkewi
6 жыл бұрын
Sean I really like your style. Do you ever give Skype lessons?
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
6 жыл бұрын
I do -- you can contact me through my blog which is mentioned up above or on my website, seandriscoll dot net.
@13thAMG
11 жыл бұрын
Any chance we could grab a chord chart of that last 12 bar progression off you? Maybe even chord frettings too, if that's not pushing my luck? :-\ ;-)
@wenjacklow
4 жыл бұрын
Wow great exercises. What happened to this guy?
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the compliment! I'm still playing and teaching! Just no extra time to run a blog unfortunately. I'm a professional musician and that takes up most of my time, though now I have a lot more time on my hands like most people. You can keep up with me here if you're interested: instagram.com/somuchsound/
@edgararias7491
6 жыл бұрын
Upload more videos!
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
11 жыл бұрын
Hi promiscuite -- I'm sorry I don't. I did a little googling but most of what I came up with was simple metronome programs. A free drum machine might be a better option. Try Hammerhead Rhythm Station or orDrumbox (google them). Hopefully they'll help you out.
@ghermanrares2336
6 жыл бұрын
Hello!! Can I contact you on private in some way? Because I want to ask you some questions. It would be much much appreciated!!
@permjoback2580
6 жыл бұрын
👍👍👍🇸🇪
@troylow6229
5 жыл бұрын
when u play, do u count in your head?
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
5 жыл бұрын
When you first start out, absolutely. But you’ll be surprised how quickly you begin to feel the time if you are conscious of it. You start to feel longer groupings of bars - 4, 8, 12 and 16 bars or even more.
@troylow6229
5 жыл бұрын
@@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound Im practicing counting it out loud, but its not consistent and i can only play scales and syncopated chord rhythms when practicing with the click at 20 BPM, or the click only playing on the syncopations. Been practicing for 2 weeks now but no improvement at all though, hope i can get better and not need have to count out loud anymore, its getting really tiring!
@swaroov9236
5 жыл бұрын
troy low it takes very much patience and you have to count ... i am already more than 3 years playing,i don't count as it comes naturally but i face some problem during some songs...and i need to count it... so practice first with metronomes and then it's automatic
@swaroov9236
5 жыл бұрын
why don't you make videos anymore
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for asking -- I do have a couple videos planned but being a full-time musician means crazy hours and I'm not great at managing them. I'll definitely make a few more though.
@opiekundps8806
8 жыл бұрын
For a long time You do not record new videos,what is the reason? What do You think about recording exercise from William Leavitt books? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Leavitt (in my country, these books are not available besides, I can not read notes fluently)
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
8 жыл бұрын
Thanks for writing. I haven't done a video for awhile because I'm a freelance musician and the bulk of my time is spent either practicing, getting new gigs, playing gigs or preparing music for gigs. It's really time consuming. With that said, I do have some posts on my blog coming shortly and a few new videos regarding BeBop language using Charlie Parker solos as guitar material. Thanks for your interest, I really do appreciate it.
@bradford_shaun_murray
7 жыл бұрын
Al Di Meola has a good short video on here about keeping time where he talks about playing against the time at the 2:33 mark : kzitem.info/news/bejne/k35_v5N_iXundn4
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks -- that's a great example of keeping the time while playing around it.
@Creabsley
10 жыл бұрын
why not do this on a piano? Ever heard of a concept called "opportunity cost"? Is an hour spent doing this better than an hour spent otherwise?
@SeanDriscollSoMuchSound
10 жыл бұрын
Creabsley I'm a fan of any of these kinds of exercises where you have to keep track of the time while being creative.
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