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