Hal Galper Master Class - Rhythm and Syncopation

[TheAcidHairball]

I lol'd when I heard, "Hey, I went downtown and saw my man, and copped a bag and bomp bomp bomp".

[bogtheforest]

Actually 11:17

[bogtheforest]

11:18

[drumjunkie99]

doope

[Candido120]

Wow...

[1cpdrum77]

Awesome, Awesome, Awesome! It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing.

[riddleman65]

lol @ the chick in the front having no clue what to do

[guitaryouns]

Jazz rhythm Zombies at 10:45 :)

Very interesting video, like his other master classes !

[PocketGroove82]

lolololololz....White Shirt Guy had me dying from 9:06-9:16 with his off beat BOP! BOP! ...BOP!  ...Then Hal at 9:24 had me peeing my pants!

[PocketGroove82]

@PocketGroove82 lololz....then at 10:33 White Shirt Guy gets all nervous and staccato. He swings worse than tiger woods after thanksgiving

[PocketGroove82]

lolololololz....White Shirt Guy had me dying from 9:06-9:16 with his off beat BOP! BOP! ...BOP! ...Then Hal at 9:24 had me peeing my pants!

[tehjrsax]

I love this at 6:29. "Now here's the problem you're gonna face, you probably really don't know the traditional rhythms and you're going to sound stupid and I'm going to sound hip, but that's not the point. Ya know. The point is the interaction"

[BoxCubeSquare]

This is amazing. This changes everything for me.

[guitarphunk]

Everybody MUST check out all of Hal Galper's master class sessions! This knowledge is indispensable...wow! I was going to say that I wish I had come across these sessions many years ago, but then I remembered that we all come across things when we are "ready". I wouldn't have been ready for this incredible material way back when, ya know! The Universe provides when the heart and soul are ready!

[ebaylistentomusic]

The body posture of most of the students is the first problem. How the hell can you deal with rhythm slouched over with your hands in your lap?

[DaveSolazzo]

i took a lesson with hal a while back. really great experience!  he introduced me to some ideas and concepts that i had never heard anyone talk about before!

[punchingdoll]

Hal,

THANK YOU!

Now, I dig how legends like Elvin Jones plays his rhythm so freely. He was actually talking not playing.

[kingpleasure]

@punchingdoll Most great drummers sang the rhythm as they played. Elvin, Art, Philly Joe et al. There's a lot of tunes where you can hear them doing it in the background.

[edgarallenhoe]

wow. when everyone starts singing rhythm? gay. and funny.

[HendrixcommaMartin]

Brett, are you singing along on the syncopation exercise?

[JazzVideoGuy]

@HendrixcommaMartin No. Can't shoot and sing.

[mharbaugh]

"You're gonna sound stupid, and I'm gonna sound hip."

Awesome!

[johnmayerhendrix]

Hal how about a Guitar Lesson DVD

John

[lugaray2]

Very Inspiring !!!

Thanks.

[waldo2384]

Hilarious. How does Bobby Ferrin get hipper audiences than a jazz master class?

[effsixteenblock50]

I think completely discounting quarter note time in respect to swing feel is a bit simplistic. Things are more complex than that. One thing that seldom gets discussed is note *duration*. Ever hear a bass player in a duo situation swinging his ass off just walking quarter notes?

[jazzand]

@effsixteenblock50

Yeah, but that's not really what Hal is saying. You'd need to hang out and hear a LOT more of what he has to say to really "get" what his whole concept is about (this is just the tip of the iceberg). I studied privately with Hal, and also made my first album with him in 1985. Studying and playing with Hal revolutionized my thinking and playing in terms of how I relates to the time and the rest of the band.

~ Rick Stone

[Bharrisization]

@effsixteenblock50 I think what he is getting at is quarter note time should IMPLY a more active rhythm. Bass players can express a more active rhythm while only playing quarter notes using note choice (line), placement of the note, and/or accents.

[ballistix01]

So then, now, thusly, we as drummers can sidle that old worn-out, cliched joke & describe a band as "a musician surrounded by melodic players?" (Hal: "Rhythm first; then notes/melodies/chord structures added...") /;-p

[demejiuk]

@ballistix01 Oh My god I'm such a beginner but over the last couple of weeks that 'rhythm first' concept has seriously been knocking me on the head. Its unbelievable this guy is saying a bunch of stuff I had no idea about and other things that as a self taught guitarist had actually occurred to me naturally.

[BorysPomianek]

Any idea where one might get that book Hal mentions? I searched for Mike Lango on Amazon but found nothing.

[Khaddar]

@BorysPomianek Mike Longo has a website called Jazzbeat, The books you want are on the link called woodshed in the lower right corner on his webpage (which oddly does not mention him at all). Just do a web search.

[BorysPomianek]

@Khaddar Cheers man - gonna my self a copy.

[toughtenor]

fascinating!

[Bravesredalways]

classic HAL! this is pretty much the same spiel he gives to New School students every semester. pass this video to every jazz guy/gal you know. Share the wealth!

[violin234]

amazing teacher

[linusjazz]

Great video! There's really a lack of rhythm pedagogy in jazz education.

[jb70]

hal is a world class musician and speaks the truth. everyone should get his book "foward motion"

[freebird1969]

Awesome. Love the topic . Thank you !

[RSchramek]

Wow! Great post Bret!!