stellar92010
Senior Member
My teacher is groove-mad. But I think its a good thing. I've been through lots of different 8th note, 16th note HH groves, as well as 8th, 16th and 1/4 not ride patterns. And its done wonders for technique.
Then I've started getting into some linear time grooves but...the thing right now is exotic rhythms. He's got me going on Samba, Songo, and Mozambique, and we are getting ready to start some West African stuff.
His reasoning is that 1) Grooves are what music is made of. Bands don't want soloist drummers, they want guys who hold a band together with mean meter 2) 90% of any good song you listen to will be groove 3) Once you master Afro-Cuban, West African, and Brazilian Rhythms on a kit, using all four limbs, you've arrived as a drummer in terms of rhythm, coordination, and independence.
I have to admit, it seems like its working. I'm not great at them yet, but I can feel they are really pushing my rhythmic boundaries far beyond what I imagined.
What's anyone else's experience with grooves, especially exotic rhythms?
Then I've started getting into some linear time grooves but...the thing right now is exotic rhythms. He's got me going on Samba, Songo, and Mozambique, and we are getting ready to start some West African stuff.
His reasoning is that 1) Grooves are what music is made of. Bands don't want soloist drummers, they want guys who hold a band together with mean meter 2) 90% of any good song you listen to will be groove 3) Once you master Afro-Cuban, West African, and Brazilian Rhythms on a kit, using all four limbs, you've arrived as a drummer in terms of rhythm, coordination, and independence.
I have to admit, it seems like its working. I'm not great at them yet, but I can feel they are really pushing my rhythmic boundaries far beyond what I imagined.
What's anyone else's experience with grooves, especially exotic rhythms?