How to Play a Funky Clavinet Groove on Keys (Percussion Techniques)
Learn a funky clavinet groove on keys using left-hand ghost notes. Jason Zac uses Bm7–A–Em7, octave and fifth patterns, swing and triplets, then fits the left hand around a right-hand groove. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music demonstrates various percussion techniques that keyboard players can use for funk and other groovy styles of music. You'll learn to play them in different ways to pull the best percussive effect out of your instrument, building that tight, rhythmic clavinet sound. It's a fun, hands-on groove lesson for any keyboardist who wants more funk in their playing. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 ============================= 📹 Our Video Courses (Everything for Life Bundle) ➡️ https://learn-music.nathanielschool.com/ 🎹 Piano Courses & Private Lessons ➡️ https://piano.nathanielschool.com ============================= ▶️ Related Lessons & Playlists 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 🎹 All our lessons on Chord Inversions (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT9ygtrGwGFmfyvMyGWH52EC 👂 Ear Training lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/EarTraining ============================= 🎓 Learn Music with Nathaniel School of Music & Jason Zac ➡️ https://nathanielschool.com 📚 All our YouTube lessons (1000+) by skill level, topic & genre ➡️ https://learning-portal.nathanielschool.com ============================= 💰 Donate on PayPal ➡️ https://geni.us/DonatePayPal 📸 Instagram ➡️ https://instagram.com/jasonzac 📞 Call +91 98454 65411 · 💬 WhatsApp chat +91 77604 56847 📧 Customised & Private Classes ➡️ music@nathanielschool.com 🎧 Listen to Jason Zac Music ➡️ https://riffs.jasonzacmusic.com/ #FunkClavinet #FunkKeyboard #KeyboardLesson Chapters 00:00 Funk keyboard groove demonstration 00:28 Ghost notes on keys 01:18 The Bm7–A–Em7 progression 01:50 Match right-hand chords with left-hand roots 02:20 Add left-hand eighth notes 02:45 Alternate octaves and fifths 03:51 Short notes for a percussive effect 04:50 Hear the eighth-note groove 05:28 Swing the eighth notes 06:07 Add triplet subdivisions 07:14 Change the right hand into a groove 07:53 Play ahead of the beat 08:19 Define the right-hand rhythm 09:09 Fill the gaps with left-hand percussion 09:57 Recap the groove-building steps 11:05 Use the pattern to accompany a band 11:33 Ghost-note and muted-note analogies
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