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timing
Jan 5, 2018 13:55:55 GMT
Post by dicky on Jan 5, 2018 13:55:55 GMT
hi has any one any tips for keeping time ,singing and playing. I find I speed up, especially if I make an error. cheers dicky
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timing
Jan 5, 2018 14:15:10 GMT
Post by ocarolan on Jan 5, 2018 14:15:10 GMT
---play along with recordings, the radio, the telly - doesn't even matter if you don't know the songs, keeping up a mute strum in time with the source will help. If you have any mates that play (not just guitar), play with them. These things will help your general sense of timing.
As for the particular songs you are struggling with, then the boring but effective way to keep time is with a metronome/click track etc. If mistakes in particular throw you off, then try to learn the material well enough to make only the minimum number of mistakes.
Everyone does make mistakes though, and often, if the rhythm and pulse of the piece is maintained the mistakes can be barely perceptible. Really work at getting the guitar part really solid and almost automatic; maybe try saying the words with the phrasing you want, then try singing.
Not sure if you'll find any of that helpful, but you never know. Just keep trying - it will get better eventually, almost whatever you do!
Keith
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timing
Jan 6, 2018 11:18:49 GMT
Post by Cams on Jan 6, 2018 11:18:49 GMT
This is something I battle with to this day. Try playing in a band where the fiddle player speeds up every time he takes a solo! The obvious answer is a metronome. Now that I'm playing more solo gigs, I'm using a loop pedal and make a kick drum sound loop by thumping the guitar for four beats, then looping it. For songs and tunes when I'm not doing that, I've tried a metronome click in my AirPods (Apple wireless bluetooth headphones) but I'm currently trying my birthday present, a SoundBrenner Pulse. It's basically like a watch that acts like a metronome by sending out a pulse. I haven't practised much with it yet, but I did try it out last night at a gig and I didn't manage to lock in to the pulse. Obviously I need more practice. I think it could work well for me. I also find it easier to keep time by playing standing up, so I can move my feet and body more with the groove. Sounds weird, I know, but somehow it works if I can get my whole body into the groove. Or get a drummer!
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timing
Jan 7, 2018 14:36:44 GMT
Post by dicky on Jan 7, 2018 14:36:44 GMT
thanks guys I have a timer on one of my tuners that blinks and can be set ,I find it hard to keep with it. I shall over come . thanks dicky
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