Rhythm Chops on Piano (Part 1): Develop Your Groove With a Percussion Instrument
Build a one- or two-bar groove on bongos or a tapping surface, then transfer it to D-minor chords on piano. Separate the rhythm practice from the notes before combining them. Jason Zac from Nathaniel School of Music explains a unique way of developing your rhythmic chops on the piano with the help of a percussion instrument. It's a fresh approach to building groove and timing that you can take straight to your 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 🥁 All our lessons on Rhythm (Playlist) ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrNNL05e9FT85tF6cGvZK6jc5u6yZg5uU 🎵 Music Theory lessons ➡️ https://geni.us/PianoTheory 👂 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/ #PianoRhythm #RhythmExercises #PianoGroove Chapters 00:00 Develop piano rhythm through percussion 00:20 Why start with bongos? 01:07 Relate the two drums to the two hands 01:40 Create a short rhythmic pattern 02:13 Simple bongo-groove example 02:26 Apply the groove to D minor on piano 02:58 Try a chord progression 03:33 Give yourself time to develop the pattern 03:58 Keep the pattern to one or two bars
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