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Don’t underestimate these examples. Moving from a triplet feel to a ‘straight 8th’ feel can be very difficult and require a lot of practice.

Example 10:

Now that you’re comfortable with mixed rhythms in a 4/4, continue to practice with the examples while speeding up the metronome. Remember precision and clarity is more important than going fast and hitting less notes. Try making up your own patterns and remember to feel the beat over relying on a metronome or drum kit. If you feel ready, make up your own finger patterns with varying notes and play them with these rhythms.

In the next installment we will begin switching between notes and playing various finger patterns while using more mixed rhythms. Also still to come are 32nd notes, triplet quarter notes (which are harder than they sound,) sextuplets, dotted notes, and many more rhythmic groupings.

COMING SOON: PART 3!!!

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