7 Simple Exercises That Develop Complex Rhythm Skills
Added 2025-08-01 13:00:20 +0000 UTCHello everyone! I have a fun and productive lesson here for you all that is meant to develop your rhythm skills, no matter what instrument you play. I know that a lot of guitarists avoid this sort of training, mainly because the metronome is so painful to learn with, but this lesson should be much more accessible because it's NO METRONOME REQUIRED!
Here's the link to the video: https://youtu.be/CoBTWll93yE
I've also written a blog post outlining the same steps if you prefer reading: https://signalsmusicstudio.com/?p=29091&preview=true
I've attached the musical score along with the MP3 from the MEGA LESSON. If you don't have MuseScore yet, I do recommend installing it (it's free!) so you can load up the entire file and not just the PDF.
Hope you enjoy this one! It's precisely the sort of lesson that I wish I had learned earlier. We'll do a live composing jam next week, so keep on the lookout for another post from me before then :)
Comments
It's just a cheap hand drum, but I placed a microphone right next to it while I recorded. Then I took that signal and replaced the transients with midi notes instead, assigned to a kick drum sound. If that's not clear lmk and I'll make a quick tutorial!
Jake Lizzio
2025-08-25 14:45:03 +0000 UTCsend it my way Richard!
Jake Lizzio
2025-08-25 14:43:40 +0000 UTCCurious about the kick pad......
Dale Lee
2025-08-25 14:27:14 +0000 UTCJake: appreciate Your Stuff! I made an (interactive) Rhythm Web Page. It lets you create (and edit) Rhythms, on a Stave. So: you can create, play, practice along to, and export MIDI rhythms. I can send You The Page, if You get back to Me. You can use the Code, on Your Site, if You want.
Richard
2025-08-18 16:30:53 +0000 UTCGood stuff Jake, thank you!
Steve Meiers
2025-08-08 02:20:50 +0000 UTC💙🎶‼️
Captain Byte
2025-08-01 17:09:11 +0000 UTC
