Another fantastic lesson. It's like when people ask how to play Swing, answer is listen, listen, listen, it can't be written down. Like this video says you have to internalize the feel from listening and clapping, tapping it out. This is why when you dig into great Jazz and R&B musicians you find out most practice drums at home or at least have a cymbal, hand drum or practice pad to work on rhythms and rhythmic patterns.
Chris Yup. It’s 3 eight notes grouped into one sound - dotted quarter note. And that gets thrown against the square divide of 4:4, which is naturally laid out in groups of two, groups of four, or eight etc.
@@ruslanpiano thanks ruslan. I thought it was but wasnt sure. I'd also like to thank you for answering some of my questions on the last two Q and A livestreams. Your answers very insightful, thanks again. Chris.
Ruslan, awesome video brother! Really love the examples of moving from clapping and internalizing the concept to practical application for practice on the piano. That's the secret sause or missing link between the 2 Thank you so much. I feel bad even asking but could you elaborate a little on ideas on the left hand which your doing the right hand solo lines in the video? Thank again as always
Winston MacMahon Well... the rhythms in my left hand are pre determined (dotted quarter notes). So now it’s just about finding good notes to play in the left hand. Notes that are confined to the chord changes I’m playing over. Not really sure what else to add to that.
Killer. Please, expand on how to modulate to that new "tempo" that a polyrhythm kinda creates and how to play on it w/o losing the original reference. I mean, I can play a 3:4 vibe, but if I go to that new 4 (the dotted eight for instance), I can´t keep track of the original "grid" (to eventually go back) as the bars go by. Am I making any sense? haha. Thanks sooo much, man!
Hey Ruslan! I have a question: If you're applying this concept to a walking bassline, how would you outline the chord changes? Sometimes the rhythmic figure won't land on the first beat of the next bar, isn't it necessary for a walking bassline to play the root note on the first beat? I'm sorry if it is a stupid question. I'm new at walking basslines.
+Rafael Adams very good question. I just stay conscious of where I am in the song/bar, even though I’m stacking dotted quarter notes, or dotted 8th notes. And wherever I am in the song/bar isnwhat dictates which notes I’ll play. This is not ACTUALLY a walking bass line. It’s a polyrhythm that creates one rhythm inside another. All matters of landing on the down beat etc go out the window. It’s an effect that creates a feeling of there being a walking line in a different tempo than the tempo of the song (the dotted quarter notes one after another after another after another create their own rhythm/tempo). The best that can be done in that scenario is staying aware of where the REAL time is, what chords are supposed to be played in that place of the song/bar, and confining the notes of the polyrhythmic bass line to THAT. This is ver very advanced so don’t worry about just nailing it outright or anything like that.
Start a metronome pulse. Find the eight notes. When you group 3 eighth notes together you end up with a 'quarter note and a half', so to speak. Or -- "dotted quarter note". If you keep playing those one after another, after another, after another they create their own pulse. One that has a different tempo than the actual tempo of the metronome. And yet, even though these dotted quarter notes sound like they have their own tempo when you keep playing them against the metronome, they still exist within the original tempo. Their "independent" tempo is an illusion, since they are each comprised of 3 eighth notes that exist in the original tempo of the metronome. This way two time feels are being sounded -- that of the metronome, the real one... and that of the dotted quarter notes played one after another after another.. the illusive one. Two rhythms. Poly-rhythms .. POLY means multiple in.. Latin, I think?
@@itsayesfromme2669 its tied across the bar line because there's only one eighth note left in the first bar. If you simply notate another dotted quarter note in the first bar, you will end up having 5 beats in that bar instead of 4 beats. Once the 4 beats end, the next bar has to begin, hence the tied eight note.
Hello, I hope you are well Rus man.If anyone can help it's you.Ive been depressed, hitting a brick wall I hate my playing I've tried transcribing and it's so hard and time consuming and I rarely play anymore and that's not normal for me .Anyway thanks so much for sharing with me, much love to you God bless shalom 🎸🔊🕊️🔥✝️❤️💕💞🌸💐🏵️⚡👍💣💥
Brad King I’m not sure how I can possibly help based on the information you gave me. I’d have to see you in person or Skype lesson to figure out where the problem is and what should be done.
Nice ..... but how can I count 3 or 4 repeated dotted 8th ? An example music.stackexchange.com/questions/32978/how-should-i-notate-repeated-dotted-eighth-notes
The notes in your example should be dotted 16th notes, not dotted 8th notes, if you want to fit them into a far of 4/4 and count them within a bar of 4/4.
@@ruslanpiano thank u .... what I really need is a name for this rythem can helps me to play it when I need it and I have no proplem with one dotted of it my problem is with reapeated form of it ; how I count it truly ??
You are so awesome! And it's so nice of you to take time out from your own work to make these and teach us. :)
Another fantastic lesson. It's like when people ask how to play Swing, answer is listen, listen, listen, it can't be written down. Like this video says you have to internalize the feel from listening and clapping, tapping it out. This is why when you dig into great Jazz and R&B musicians you find out most practice drums at home or at least have a cymbal, hand drum or practice pad to work on rhythms and rhythmic patterns.
Toortog Pown Correct! Actively practicing rhythm is pretty much indispensable for Jazz and R&B.
Hyped for the series, I've been waiting for this🙏🏼
Truly a foolproof approach thx man
Wow this is cool.. great topic Ruslan also heard Bill Evans use this dotted quarter lines in his solo in love for sale.
Thanks for this very clear video. I appreciate the way you give several different ways of working and great examples.
I can always count on you to explain musical concepts in a useful, practical manner. Thans again, sir.👍
Thank you Ruslan,you’re a great teacher,and great player.You inspire me to do better!
Edward Vivenzio thank you my friend!
awesome!!!
Great lesson . Greetings from INDONESIA
Buenísimo Ruslan, gracias por compartirlo!!!
Brilliant!
Thanks a lot Ruslan, keep it up with the quality
Great looking forward to a new series with Ruslan!
p.s. Don't forget the walking bass pls. Thanks
I badly needed it!
Thank you for sharing 🎶🎶✌🏽😎
Basically samba or afrocuban music feels 🤓 thnx again for some great content!
Sensacional!
Is this basically a 3:4 polyrhythm? Thanks for the video, its a great way to internalize the rhythms.
Chris Yup. It’s 3 eight notes grouped into one sound - dotted quarter note. And that gets thrown against the square divide of 4:4, which is naturally laid out in groups of two, groups of four, or eight etc.
@@ruslanpiano thanks ruslan. I thought it was but wasnt sure. I'd also like to thank you for answering some of my questions on the last two Q and A livestreams. Your answers very insightful, thanks again.
Chris.
I think it's better to think of it like 8:3 where the 8 are the dotted quarter notes and the 3 are the measures
Very interesting..
Ruslan, awesome video brother! Really love the examples of moving from clapping and internalizing the concept to practical application for practice on the piano. That's the secret sause or missing link between the 2
Thank you so much. I feel bad even asking but could you elaborate a little on ideas on the left hand which your doing the right hand solo lines in the video?
Thank again as always
Winston MacMahon Well... the rhythms in my left hand are pre determined (dotted quarter notes). So now it’s just about finding good notes to play in the left hand. Notes that are confined to the chord changes I’m playing over. Not really sure what else to add to that.
Killer. Please, expand on how to modulate to that new "tempo" that a polyrhythm kinda creates and how to play on it w/o losing the original reference. I mean, I can play a 3:4 vibe, but if I go to that new 4 (the dotted eight for instance), I can´t keep track of the original "grid" (to eventually go back) as the bars go by. Am I making any sense? haha. Thanks sooo much, man!
I wish I could push the "love" button on this video--like THIS.
BAwesomeDesign :-))
Hey Ruslan! I have a question: If you're applying this concept to a walking bassline, how would you outline the chord changes? Sometimes the rhythmic figure won't land on the first beat of the next bar, isn't it necessary for a walking bassline to play the root note on the first beat?
I'm sorry if it is a stupid question. I'm new at walking basslines.
+Rafael Adams very good question. I just stay conscious of where I am in the song/bar, even though I’m stacking dotted quarter notes, or dotted 8th notes. And wherever I am in the song/bar isnwhat dictates which notes I’ll play. This is not ACTUALLY a walking bass line. It’s a polyrhythm that creates one rhythm inside another. All matters of landing on the down beat etc go out the window. It’s an effect that creates a feeling of there being a walking line in a different tempo than the tempo of the song (the dotted quarter notes one after another after another after another create their own rhythm/tempo). The best that can be done in that scenario is staying aware of where the REAL time is, what chords are supposed to be played in that place of the song/bar, and confining the notes of the polyrhythmic bass line to THAT. This is ver very advanced so don’t worry about just nailing it outright or anything like that.
I must be thick as a brick, I don't understand a single bit of this. I think I'll be repeating this video for days.
Start a metronome pulse. Find the eight notes. When you group 3 eighth notes together you end up with a 'quarter note and a half', so to speak. Or -- "dotted quarter note". If you keep playing those one after another, after another, after another they create their own pulse. One that has a different tempo than the actual tempo of the metronome. And yet, even though these dotted quarter notes sound like they have their own tempo when you keep playing them against the metronome, they still exist within the original tempo. Their "independent" tempo is an illusion, since they are each comprised of 3 eighth notes that exist in the original tempo of the metronome. This way two time feels are being sounded -- that of the metronome, the real one... and that of the dotted quarter notes played one after another after another.. the illusive one. Two rhythms. Poly-rhythms .. POLY means multiple in.. Latin, I think?
@@SIRUS80 Latin ? The whole concept is Double Dutch to me. I really need to get my head round this...
Why dotted for the first two and tied across the bar line for the third ? Same thing surely, am I wrong ?
@@itsayesfromme2669 its tied across the bar line because there's only one eighth note left in the first bar. If you simply notate another dotted quarter note in the first bar, you will end up having 5 beats in that bar instead of 4 beats. Once the 4 beats end, the next bar has to begin, hence the tied eight note.
@@SIRUS80 No, I understood that, by why not dot it like the rest, why tie it because it all sounds the same anyhow. Am I right ?
always pragmatic :D
Hello, I hope you are well Rus man.If anyone can help it's you.Ive been depressed, hitting a brick wall I hate my playing I've tried transcribing and it's so hard and time consuming and I rarely play anymore and that's not normal for me
.Anyway thanks so much for sharing with me, much love to you God bless shalom 🎸🔊🕊️🔥✝️❤️💕💞🌸💐🏵️⚡👍💣💥
Brad King I’m not sure how I can possibly help based on the information you gave me. I’d have to see you in person or Skype lesson to figure out where the problem is and what should be done.
What song is being played at the beginning of the video?
It’s a blues in c major
@@ruslanpiano Is it from an actual song or did you just improvise the whole this. I like how it sounds.
*thing not this
Nice ..... but how can I count 3 or 4 repeated dotted 8th ? An example music.stackexchange.com/questions/32978/how-should-i-notate-repeated-dotted-eighth-notes
The notes in your example should be dotted 16th notes, not dotted 8th notes, if you want to fit them into a far of 4/4 and count them within a bar of 4/4.
@@ruslanpiano thank u .... what I really need is a name for this rythem can helps me to play it when I need it and I have no proplem with one dotted of it my problem is with reapeated form of it ; how I count it truly ??
I was so waitin for this
Thank you!
Greetings from Perú