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Next-Level Strumming

Instructor: Chris Feener
Topic: Rhythm
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    Next-Level Strumming - Introduction Chris Feener
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    Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Next-Level StrummingIntroduction This months lesson will focus solely on strumming. For those of you who have surpassed the beginning stages of basic quarter and 8th beat strumming phrases, this lesson is focusing on breaking through to the next level. We're going to touch on 4 different styles of strumming, geographically from East to West and everywhere i...

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    Next-Level Strumming - Latin Chris Feener
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    Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Latin

    Excerpt: Next-Level StrummingLatin Grooves Exercise 1: To get things started, let's break down a fairly basic latin groove. Commonly referred to as a "Clave", this feel is very often abducted into popular rock. Let's examine how it fits together and be sure to analyze pick directions. Also, pay very close attention to which beats contain the fully phrased G major a...

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    Next-Level Strumming - Reggae Chris Feener
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    Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Beginner Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Next-Level StrummingReggae Feel Exercise 1:This reggae pattern is perhaps one of the most common within the genre. It begins with the accented root note, the chop of the higher end of the major chord, 2 muted 8th beat accents followed by 2 phrased 8th beat A major chords. To get that real reggae texture, the sloppier the better! Laying slightly behind the b...

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    Next-Level Strumming - Celtic Chris Feener
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    Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Rhythm Style: Any Style

    Excerpt: Next-Level StrummingCeltic A fairly common pattern made "difficult". Not really, but it sure seems that way! The reason for the altered picking direction one beat prior to the final set of triplets in bar 1 is for beat-emphasis. Traditional Irish music is fairly percussive in nature, and anything the accompanying instruments can do to express this feature i...

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    Next-Level Strumming - Country Chris Feener
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    Instructor: Chris Feener Level: Intermediate Topic: Rhythm Style: Country

    Excerpt: Next-Level StrummingCountry Feel Exercise 1:Let's change gears a bit and try out some cool country rhythms. This one in particular can be played at various tempos and can work in many different (country) contexts. This rhythm of this exercise is "swung" by nature, and is demonstrated in the video. Analyze the moving bass note and be sure to cleanly express ...

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