Odd Time Signatures on Piano: How to Count & Feel Them (Finally Make Them Groove)
Odd time signatures throwing you off? This lesson shows you how to count and, more importantly, feel them so 5/4, 7/8 and friends finally groove on piano. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music breaks down odd time signatures, explaining how to count them clearly and then how to feel the pulse so they stop sounding awkward. You'll learn how to group the beats inside an odd meter, where the natural accents fall, and how to internalise the feel so playing in odd time becomes comfortable rather than confusing. It's the key to making unusual time signatures groove as naturally as 4/4. 🏫 Courses, Workshops or Private lessons ➡️ https://forms.gle/fsbhFKSgJbZ5xZEr8 00:00 Introduction 00:27 How I feel Odd Time? 03:39 What you will learn? 05:03 Counting & Feeling 7/8 09:39 Acting a bit Crazy 10:13 Jamming on 7/8 12:03 What is a Time Signature or Meter? 13:36 Counting & feeling 5/4 17:57 Counting & feeling 9/8 21:24 Finger Drills on 9/8 23:26 Counting & feeling 11/8 28:17 Counting & feeling 13/8 31:58 Counting & feeling 15/8 36:17 Counting & feeling 17/8 39:22 Final words of Advice ============================= 📹 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/ #OddTimeSignatures #PianoRhythm #PianoLesson
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