These 2 Indian Rhythm Exercises Will Destroy You [ADVANCED RHYTHM THEORY + KONNAKOL]
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Part Two of this lesson, by Ben Levin, is found here! https://youtu.be/vJCPnu1XU5E Confused? Take my rhythm course! https://tinyurl.com/2n2jp79f In this lesson, we learn to perform some "simple exercises" from Indian konnakol (vocal percussion), then make music inspired by the concept. For most Western musicians like myself, these exercises will be wildly complex and advanced, since we rarely encounter such patterns in our music. However, reductive and growing patterns are common in Indian music, and keeping track of a steady pulse beneath them is a must! By learning konnakol and practicing these patterns, you should be able to easily expand your composing possibilities and start including "exotic rhythms" into your own music should you wish. As you'll see, these exercises easily lead into polyrhythms and polymeters of extreme complexity. Thank you to my Patreon supporters for making these videos possible - their support means I don't have to put sponsors or ads in the middle of my videos. https://www.patreon.com/signalsmusicstudio And a HUGE thank you to Ben Levin for being a part of this video! Make sure to visit his website here: https://benlevinmusicschool.com/ And to @BeardStank (Jeff Schwertfeger) for his drumful prowess! Like chords more than rhythms? Check out my new book, the Chord Progression Codex. I promise you'll love it! https://shorturl.at/bouLV Here's the Adam Neely video with the Phrygian Challenge, featuring this rhythm: https://youtu.be/ZxQWbyaMzfg?si=7qEaI_V3KjyU7yW9 Table of Contents 00:00 Intro 01:35 Explaining Exercise 1 03:38 Keeping Tala With Your Hands 04:34 Hear Exercise 1 05:46 Converting Indian Rhythms to Western Notation 06:51 Hear The Exercise On Guitar 07:30 Turning Mad Rhythms Into Music 13:25 Hear The Song by Jake Lizzio + Ben Levin 14:56 Exercise 2 16:57 Closing Thoughts
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