Recent content by curiousgeorge77

Yeah! 2 approaches. (1) get a book like Syncopation For The Modern Drummer and work through all of the timing exercises in there, while ticking off the pulse. Drummer Benny Greb has a great video that walks you through this. He calls it the "rhythm alphabet" (2) Ear training. If...

None taken! However, resonance happens near instantly when you are open to it, and counting is IMMENSELY HELPFUL. Just don't let the groove catch your mind - let it catch your *body*. Rhythm has more to do with moving than sound. OK - so at this point I think I need to explain the ideas in...

You'll be happy to know that it wasn't - there are 2 more pages of results, so it scored in the top 33%. Personally I was also surprised it didn't score higher, but there's no arguing with Superstition being #1! Yes, I believe so as well. In fact, I've had many conversations with top...

What if rhythm is only accessible through feel? That's what the idea means. You have to directly experience it, through tuning in to what your body tells you. By doing this, you tune in to what is happening around you now and your brain and body fall into rhythm. That's the nutshell of what...

Thanks flojob! I can boil the basics down to a paragraph,but the explanation is what the book is for. I put it up free here: http://bit.ly/19XmfNx The concept is that rhythm causes the brain to resonate (our actual brain waves synchronize with the music), and it is this resonance that...

I hope its that easy. I do appreciate your time and thoughtfulness, and sharing your experience. I also deeply respect your opinion and experience. I guess I just don't have that kind of faith in inevitability. I also don't feel that I have the resources to wait, as I'm at a bit of a...

You certainly may be so bold! I understand you cannot force them. And I do understand what he is saying. Your retelling is also very eloquent, and thoughtful. And yes, it is at the heart of what I'm trying to ask. Given that the idea is solid, and will resonate (You'll have to take my...

Thanks for your time to read and reply! However, I don't think it is that simple. First, the ideas do resonate with people - if they listen. The ideas are obviously important to me - but I've found from discussing these ideas with others that they do also resonate with others. I've...

Greetings! I have a question with a long set up. I just put out a book proposing a "new" approach to rhythm theory. Simply stated, the idea is that instead of defining rhythm as the pattern of notes, it is more accurate and practical to define rhythm as the effect those notes have on the...