Rhythm Guitar

1. Developing Rhythmic Meter
2 Topics
1. Balanced and Mixed Recurring Meter
2. Strum Control and Varied Rhythm
2. Intermediate Rhythmic Meter
2 Topics
1. Ties, Rests, Sustain and Anticipation
2. 16th-Note Meter and Scratch Technique
3. Rhythm Parts and Connecting Lines
2 Topics
1. Connecting Lines (Follow and Precede)
2. Power Chord and Blues Connecting Lines
4. Time Signatures and Chord Voicings
2 Topics
1. Common and Waltz Time
2. Compound and Odd-Meter Time
5. Dynamics: Stress and Accent of Time
2 Topics
1. Rock, Metal and Folk Strumming
2. Triads and Seventh’s for Funk /Jazz
6. Feeling Simple and Compound Time
2 Topics
1. Simple and Compound Time (4/4, 6/8)
2. Simple and Compound Time (2/2, 12/8)
7. Blues and Rock Rhythms
4 Topics
1. Accented Eighth’s (Blues and Rock)
2. Shuffle Rock Rhythm (Rock / R and B)
3. Solo Blues Rhythm
4. Shuffle Blues with Triplets
8. Hard Rock and Heavy Metal
4 Topics
1. Basic and Reversed Gallop Rhythms
2. Basic Gallop & Eighth-Note Riff
3. Eighth-Note Triplets in Rock and Metal
4. Gallop with Triplets in “Drop D” Tuning
9. Soul, Funk and Reggae
4 Topics
1. Soul Rhythm – Back Beat Emphasis
2. Funky Chord Shots (Sharp Up-strokes)
3. Single-String Funk Riffs
4. Reggae Back-beat “Chord-Chops”
10. Spanish and Latin Rhythms
4 Topics
1. Stressing Beats in Caribbean /Latin Rhythm
2. Heavy Accent of West Indian (Tango)
3. Dominican and Haitian Dance (Merengue).
4. Brazilian Dance Rhythm (Samba)
11. Jazz Rhythm Guitar
4 Topics
1. The Charleston Rhythm
2. Chaining Dotted Quater-Notes
3. Double Measure Up-Beat (1 and 3)
4. Single Measure Up-Beat (2 and 4)
12. Country Strum Patterns
4 Topics
1. ¾ Time Ballad Strum (w/alternate bass)
2. Country-Western Back Beat Accent Lines
3. Fast Country Strum with Alternate Bass
4. Eighth-Note Country Strum with Moving Bass
13. Folk Strumming (no pick)
4 Topics
1. 2/4 Time Folk Pattern (no alternate bass)
2. Down-Beat Accent Folk Rhythm (8th-Notes)
3. Irish Folk 16th-Note Strumming (fiddle style)
4. American Folk /Country (steady 16th’s)
14. Pop and Contemporary
4 Topics
1. Hip-Hop / Dance Rhythm Parts
2. Blues-Soul / R and B Rhythm
3. Progressive Pop Rhythms
4. Adult Contemporary Pop Grooves
15. Creating Rhythms (Rock)
4 Topics
1. Even 8th-Note Rock Rhythms
2. Back-Beat 8th-Note Syncopated Rock
3. The 16th-Note Gallop
4. British Blues-Rock (triplet feel)
16. Creating Rhythms (Blues)
4 Topics
1. Swingin’ Finger-Plucked Blues
2. Dominant Chord Shuffle
3. Syncopated 16th-Note Blues
4. 6/8 Blues Rhythm Pattern
17. Creating Rhythms (Country)
4 Topics
1. Back-Beat Accent Country (mixed feel)
2. Triple-meter Country Shuffle (3/4 time)
3. American 16th-Note Country (fast)
4. Melody Line Lead-ups (arpeggiated)
18. Creating Rhythms (Soul /R and B)
4 Topics
1. The Slow Soul Guitar-Chop
2. R and B Rhythm-shot (Rock-steady)
3. Slow Groove Hip-Hop /Soul Fusion
4. Funk-Soul /Motown (16th note)
19. Creating Rhythms (Ska and Reggae)
4 Topics
1. Skank Guitar Groove (Ska)
2. Double-Hit /Single-Hit Reggae Groove
3. One-Drop Reggae Beat Pattern
4. Ska-Punk /Up-Stroke Ska
20. Creating Rhythms (Jazz)
4 Topics
1. Folk-Jazz Rhythmic Feel (Gershwin)
2. Freddie Green /Strong Down-Beat
3. Bossa Nova Syncopated Latin Jazz
4. Jazz /Blues Variation Rhythm (Fast)
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