ok,i suggest we use this thread that pinaro started to post practical and beneficial practise tips(pinaro,u da man)
Here is one taken from zoro's book "the commandements of r'n'b".Its an excellent book as is his dvd of the same title.the guy is absolutely a genious on the subject.he examines the evolution of soul music from a historical,musical and instructional point.of course for some of you the information he provides may be yesterday's news, but for someone who lives so far away from the birthplace of this music it is absolutely essential.enough said.lets get down to business.
If you wanna practice a certain feel/groove(e.g.one handed 16th feel).Record a cd(or whatever medium you use for playing along to music)about an hour/hour and a half long.start with the slowest tune you can find that involves the feel that you'll be practicing.increase the tempo song by song finishing the cd with the fastest possible.the increasement of the bpm's is very importand.i guarantee you its an excellent workout.i made a cd with shuffles(in wich i SUCK!) and practiced today.i recorded myself and i swear, i heard a difference(wich started to be noticable after the first 7-8 tunes.try it you might love it !!!
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