oldbass Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 [quote name='bubinga5' timestamp='1507595978' post='3386695'] Sorry that was hilarious [/quote] Agree..nearly fell of the chair, very funny. But it is interesting who can and who cant. Put Mrs O on a dance floor and boy has she got some neat little moves..not all flailing about but kinda small, crisp with the odd twirl and bang on time. But try to get her to clap or stamp her foot to the music or keep a one note groove on my bass ..not a chance..... Weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigRedX Posted October 13, 2017 Share Posted October 13, 2017 My sense of rhythm was originally very poor (and still can be quite ropey for anything rhythmically complex and I have to ghost note pauses in order to be able to hit the beats in between the obvious ones), but I was young desperately wanted to be able to play the guitar and so I stuck with it and eventually got better. Also 10+ years of playing bands with drum machines where I knew if I was out of time it was definitely my fault helped immensely. I suspect that most people with my lack of rhythm haven't got either the time or inclination to go to those lengths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Have you tried verbalising the pulse and it's sub divisions? Egg, Apple. Banana. Loganberry and so on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Dare Posted October 15, 2017 Share Posted October 15, 2017 Perhaps you should just beat out the rhythm on the back of his head with a claw-hammer whilst he plays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJpullchord Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I can never play eye of the tiger correctly. When the riff comes second time, I always miss it. Mental block. That and the bass to 'go your own way'. Stuff like Bach I find easy. We is all different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve-bbb Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 [quote name='wateroftyne' timestamp='1507565927' post='3386383'] Is there a possibility that he's just not cut out for this music lark? [/quote] sounds like ideal drummist material Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1507558723' post='3386330'] I have run into this before, but this one has beaten me. I have tried standing up and dancing with him. I have tried grabbing his foot and making it work on the pulse. I have given him basic drum tracks. Nothing is working, He is completely Disco-lexic (Copyright Happy Jack). Any ideas? [/quote] I used to be like this. Now I can [i]feel [/i]the One. What worked for me was getting an online rhythm test and trying to win at it. Hours and hours of tapping away relentlessly did it for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 [quote name='mikel' timestamp='1507633879' post='3386859'] Not everyone can do everything. Some people simply don't have a sense of rhythm. I have a good friend who simply can not dance, he can not hear or feel a beat. Its just the way it is. He can move about to music but its nowhere near the rhythm of any song he may be moving to, he looks like he is dancing to headphones while the rest of the floor is dancing to the music in the room.. [/quote] I really wish you wouldn't talk about [b]me [/b]in public..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 [quote name='Dan Dare' timestamp='1508078584' post='3389601'] Perhaps you should just beat out the rhythm on the back of his head with a claw-hammer whilst he plays... [/quote] . Fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgiver69 Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 (edited) Have you pondered the fact that your student doesn't perceive time the same way you and me do? I've found that issue in some people. Maybe if you have a talk and ask him/her how he/she perceives time could give you an idea? I know a person who was struggling with this and found great help by using Takadimi which is an Indian method of rhythm, this vocalises the notes and it's incredibly easy to learn and adapt. Even better to learn how to read notation. [url="http://www.takadimi.net/documents/Takadimi%20short%20guide%20for%20Web.pdf"]http://www.takadimi....20for%20Web.pdf[/url] [url="http://www.takadimi.net/basics.html"]http://www.takadimi.net/basics.html[/url] Edited October 18, 2017 by Mcgiver69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkgod Posted October 18, 2017 Share Posted October 18, 2017 [quote name='owen' timestamp='1507558723' post='3386330'] I have run into this before, but this one has beaten me. I have tried standing up and dancing with him. I have tried grabbing his foot and making it work on the pulse. I have given him basic drum tracks. Nothing is working, He is completely Disco-lexic (Copyright Happy Jack). Any ideas? [/quote] Your doing it all wrong, i feel bad that you have put him through this humiliating torture. Please try this. Put a large pan on his head and hit it with a big wooden spoon in time with some music. Its alot of work for £30 an hour, but at least it gets you to practice drumming at the same time 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Pretty rude, huh? I start a topic and then disappear. Thanks for all the suggestions - I will work through them. I have taken him out of band classes and and am now working with him on his own. To make it more exciting another member of the same class has proved himself to be equally disco-lexic. Deep joy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivansc Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Dyslexic/dyspraxic daughter has the same issues but managed to overcome them largely, but mostly because she was singing and found most of the guys she auditioned to join her in a band were crap players. She forced herself to learn in self-defence. Did it mostly by just plodding away on simple stuff and asking me or her partner ( a pro guitarist) if it sounded "right". She says there is no easy answer for everyone & admits that her sense of rhythm is still pretty poor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted November 17, 2017 Share Posted November 17, 2017 Sounds like a natural guitarist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geek99 Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Or a drummer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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