Rhythm Masterclass
Further Phrasing Concepts
“A fantastic lesson on a crucial yet overlooked topic--rhythm and phrasing. In seeking greater versatility in improvisation, guitarists may pore endless hours over harmonic consider…”
About this masterclass
Jamie Taylor teaches exercises and ideas for taking your jazz phrasing beyond "square" four-measure boxes — achieving maximum rhythmic interest and variety in 4/4 and 3/4 time. If you can get around the changes but feel trapped by the bar lines, or fall into repetitive patterns when comping, this lesson is aimed squarely at you. As Jamie notes, almost all of his intermediate to advanced students tell a version of this story, and it's something he keeps working on himself.
The lesson includes
- Exercises to help you start and end phrases anywhere within a 4/4 measure
- Polyrhythmic exercises superimposing 3/4 against 4/4 — and 4/4 against 3/4
- Feeling 4/4 as 12/8 to open up phrasing possibilities
- Explanation and demonstration of metric modulation
- Uneven melodic and rhythmic groupings against a regular 4/4 pulse
- Synchronized on-screen captions so you know exactly what you're hearing, when you're hearing it
- A neatly presented PDF transcription of all materials, cross-referenced with the captions
This is a stand-alone lesson, but it complements Jamie's Jazz Time Feel class: that one gives your sense of time a workout, while this one is about being rhythmically creative — and demystifying the rhythmic things we love on our favorite records.
Lessons in this masterclass
Lessons
- 1Further Phrasing Concepts1h 9m
Reviews & Ratings
"Exceptional!!!"
An exceptional more than useful course. Thank you very much Jamie.
A fantastic lesson on a crucial yet overlooked topic--rhythm and phrasing. In seeking greater versatility in improvisation, guitarists may pore endless hours over harmonic considerations, only to diversify their eighth note lines.<br /> <br /> But some of the greatest and most rewarding challenges are found in explorations of time. Jamie's lesson thoroughly demonstrates the fun and the value of enhancing one's familiarity with the topic. This purchase is indispensable for anyone wanting to expand his or her musical wisdom and artistic creativity in the dimension of rhythm. Many thanks, Master Taylor!
Another great class from Jamie! When paired with his Jazz Time Feel video, you get a great overview of practical methods for improving jazz time feel. What could be more important? <br /> <br /> In this video, Jamie demonstrates many rhythmnic devices and plays some nice lines that really get inside the time.<br /> <br /> I'd really like to see Jamie do a video on Rhythm Changes, too, as he plays great over that form.
Related Courses
About the instructor
