| It is a good thing to be on the right place at the right | | | | Just one example, try to play eights by alternating |
| time, is it not? Sometimes we call this ability timing. | | | | between your hands and place the accent in |
| When you play piano this is a very important skill. | | | | different hands as you play. I feel that this is a very |
| The result will be music! | | | | stimulating exercise for my mind. Maybe a form of |
| To play the notes at your piano on the right keys | | | | meditation. |
| and with timing does not mean that your notes will | | | | Another way to develop your sense of pulse in your |
| be played with mathematic precision. That would | | | | piano playing is to buy a metronome. This is |
| probably not be music. | | | | nowadays a very little musical device that will give a |
| This is why a metronome will only help you halfway | | | | 100% even pulse and it will help you learn to play in |
| to this goal. | | | | different tempos. |
| You have to learn timing together with other people | | | | As it is 100% accurate it is best not you use it all the |
| and by listening to good musicians. | | | | time you play. Another more sophisticated rhythmic |
| You learn timing when you learn to react musically | | | | aid is a rhythm machine. Can also be bought as |
| upon other musicians playing. | | | | software to your computer and it has nearly |
| In music there is usually a pulse. To be able to discern | | | | unlimited possibilities. |
| this pulse and become a part of this groove is | | | | As before mentioned the art of timing is not the |
| something we can develop. When you have acquired | | | | same as mathematically perfect piano playing. Well, in |
| this skill your own playing will contribute to a good | | | | some music styles it might be appropriate to play |
| end result musically. | | | | piano in this way. |
| Well, how then can you feel this pulse in music? | | | | When I use my recording software and for example |
| You can dance or just move to music. When your | | | | take a look at the bass parts I produce I can see on |
| whole body feels the pulse you are certainly on the | | | | the graphic representation on my computer screen |
| right track. How the actual dancing is performed is no | | | | that I often play before or after the beats on my |
| big deal, at least not as far as developing your pulse | | | | bass guitar. |
| is concerned. | | | | As you probably know the notes can be quantisized |
| I guess the most important matter is to cultivate the | | | | with the help of the software to play exactly |
| feeling of floating or surfing on the waves of music | | | | "accurate". Well, what mostly happens is that the |
| without any effort. | | | | whole production loses something very important. |
| Another important and effective way to develop | | | | The music disappears. |
| timing in your piano playing is to play drums. | | | | I usually play the bass guitar parts either ahead of |
| I think this would be of great benefit to all musicians. | | | | the beat or a bit laid back to create energy in the |
| To be able to create rhythmic patterns when | | | | music. |
| drumming will help you a lot as a pianist. | | | | My definition of pulse is something that is musical and |
| Actually, drums are not necessary! They can be quite | | | | a form of painting feelings with rhythm and notes. To |
| expensive as we all know. You can improvise rhytmic | | | | be on time in music is to share your musical feelings |
| patterns on you laps using you own hands. Quite | | | | with others. |
| cheap solution, really. | | | | |