Frank J Peter Micro-Lessons, Time & Rhythm

Time & Rhythm: Micro-Lessons

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Short and sweet insights into the true nature of musical time and rhythm…

  • TIME NEVER STOPS. Time keeps flowing… even in-between the notes. - frank j peter
  • Rhythm should feel NATURAL… ebbing, flowing, breathing with each musical phrase. - frank j peter
  • Musical Rhythm & Musical Technique are INSEPARABLE! - frank j peter
  • Musical time is not an abstract mathematical construct. Musical time lives and breathes in physical motion. - frank j peter
  • Good Rhythm always flows outward… from your core, through your arms, through your hands, to your fingers. - frank j peter
  • Always establish the rhythm by FEELING it, not merely counting it, before you start to play. - frank j peter
  • Musical time is not something you count in your head. Musical time is something you FEEL with your entire body. - frank j peter
  • Musical time is a very delicate fabric. Any attempt to fight it’s natural flow will tear the threads. - frank j peter
  • Musical Rhythm is not a matter of machine-like precision, but of coherent EXPRESSION! -- frank j peter
  • You cannot MAKE musical time happen. You can only ALLOW musical time to happen. - frank j peter

learn more: How Music Works: Scales

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