Time vs Rhythm: The Downbeat Exercise Every Bassist Needs

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Before you can have good rhythm, you need good time. This lesson breaks down the actual difference between the two, then walks through a downbeat and upbeat exercise you can do with just a metronome, no bass required to start. Once you can feel the pulse without counting out loud, you're ready to put it on the instrument.

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โฑ CHAPTERS
0:00 What is Mushin? Setting Up the Concept
1:31 Groove School's 30-Day Funk Workshop
2:20 Time vs Rhythm: What's the Difference
4:23 Establishing the Downbeat with a Metronome
7:19 Playing Downbeats on Bass
11:44 Playing a Different Beat Every Bar
13:10 The Backwards Beat Drill (Meditation in Practice)
15:54 Introducing the Upbeat
19:16 Isolating the "And" of Each Beat
20:16 Speeding Up: Eighth Notes and Groove
23:14 Wrap-Up and What's Next in Groove School
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