Piano For Singer/Songwriters 2: Pop/Rock Rhythm Immersion (Udemy.com)
Master Pop/Rock keyboard playing through Rhythm Immersion, develop strong internal rhythm and build hand independence
Created by: Musicians Inspired
Last updated January 2018
What you will learn
- Learn new rhythm patterns you can apply today
- Understand rhythm theory and rhythm pattern mechanics
- Develop strong internal rhythm and 8th note feel
- Develop hand independence between right and left hands
- Interpret songs authentically and create your own rhythm patterns
Course Description
Singer/songwriters with strong rhythmic feel can create unique songs and cover modern songs authentically!
Strong rhythmic feel can take your playing to a professional level!
It's the difference between a YouTube cover artist who plays a 100 songs the same way (just a wash of that same rhythm pattern he or she knows), and somebody who can interpret songs authentically and create their own rhythm patterns.
Having a strong command of rhythm patterns allows each song to be different, not a wash of the same feeling.
That's why the music of piano wielding singer/songwriters like Ben Folds, Carole King, Sara Bareilles, Diane Birch, Gavin DeGraw, make you feel alive. It's all in the Rhythm.
But how do you gain strong rhythmic feel?
It's not about memorizing a few rhythm patterns. That's not what these artists are doing.
Gaining strong rhythmic feel requires rhythm pattern immersion.
This course will immerse you in the 8th note rhythm pattern feel that genre's such as Rock, Pop, Folk, Country, are built upon.
You'll play 8th note rhythm pattern, after 8th note rhythm pattern, after 8th note rhythm pattern, until that feel is internalized.
At the end of this immersion course you will have "8th note feel" and will be able to create your own rhythm patterns for your own songs, and cover other songs authentically.
- You'll gain strong internal rhythm
- You'll be able to play complex 8th note rhythms
- You'll viscerally understand the difference between 8th note Swing and 8th Note Straight
- You'll understand concepts like Anticipation, Syncopation, Backbeats, Texture
- You'll experience melodic piano hooks and begin creating your own
I'm excited to show you what I've prepared for you!
If you are too, I'll see you on the inside!
Promo music by Ben Sounds
Instructor Details
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277 Reviews
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Reviews
By Jill K on 5/14/2022
Excellent course with great examples of engaging rhythms. The one drawback is that it's impossible to remember them (at least for me). My request is that Rob transcribe the patterns in music notation, at least a measure or two of each, and provide their pdf's. It's extremely time consuming as a novice to try to notate them, and I don't know if they're accurate. So that would bring the course to 10 stars!
By Luis del Valle on 5/28/2021
I love this guy! I've completed several of his courses and he has a simple way of explaining difficult concepts. It's great to rehash these skills as a review every few months. As a synth player in a band I don't always follow a solid practice regime, ie. scales, arpeggios, technical exercises, etc. so utilising this course, and others, helps me to get back to more practice of the keyboard. I love it!
By Marty on 1/28/2021
Thank you Rob for your course on Rhythm patterns. It was exactly what I was looking for. You explained very well and you have a nice voice too. The only thing that I would suggest for improvement would be to incorporate the rhythms in songs like you did in course 1.
By Shaun on 4/10/2020
I seriously find too many of the songs are played in keys that are way too hard for me. I am struggling too much for it be enjoyable. This is not really a course I would recommend for a beginner which I am. I flew through course one. I don't expect I will finish this course.
By Camille Sindell on 12/26/2019
He has simplified complex rhythms and provided very ample immersion into the subject manner. Visuals and chord chart graphics are quite clear and simple. Great voice, obviously knows his stuff and makes it pretty simple to follow. Never heard of rootless voicings referred to as dropped voicings, but makes sense. Explains everything he plays, including inversions and voicings. Good job!
By Eyal Ran on 3/19/2018
This course delivers its promise. immersion of rock/pop 1/8 note based rhythms into your core. the contribution of the course is the translation of different rhythms into a very precise written rhythm over a count sheet, and if you are smart you better try to figure it from the song before hand, and compare your guess to the teachers sheet. That, in addition to the actual practice of the rhythms, shall improve your feel of those 1/8 notes rhythms. the videos are very short, and it is more of a master class on rhythm than a course, but a good one. I would purchase the next course of 1/16 notes rhythms (Jazz/Blues/Gospel/funk) if it will get made by the teacher.
By Deborah Camuti on 1/30/2018
This course is very challenging to me but exactly the course i was looking for. I am having a terrible time with syncopation and playing on the upbeats using both hands. Rob is friendly and very experienced. The only need for improvement as to why i put down 4 stars instead of 5 is due to some people like myself need a slower pace to feel the syncopations and get the 2 hands moving together. It might be this is a weakness with me and others can catch on faster. I would suggest to play slower and use more repetitions over and over so we don't have to constantly keep rewinding the video. Other than that i want to thank you soo much for this course. I will be ordering the other courses as soon as i can get my brain to get use to understanding these upbeat patterns.
By Gérard MEUNIER on 11/10/2017
Une manière d'apprendre tout à fait exceptionnelle ! Personnellement, je cherche ce type d'enseignement depuis plusieurs mois pour ne pas dire plusieurs années. J'espère trouver d'autres cours similaires avec le même professeur. Bravo !
By Robin Jacobs on 5/21/2017
Very clear, easy to follow instructions that were broken down in manageable pieces. I learned so much. I now have skills to help me either make my own accompaniment up or try to follow what is on a record.
By Rainer W on 11/10/2016
this course is excellent and very well layed out again like the other courses from Rob! Finally not a course starting from the very beginning, but has the rhythms in focus. Exactly what i need in my short playing career and i would love to see more offered in this detailed and clever methodoloy. Definitely one of the best music/ piano courses here on Udemy. Please Rob extend this course with some material, especially i would love to see the pdf files of the rhythms - or maybe with some more songs ;-) thank you so much for this great teachings!
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