Rhythm I Rhythm: Rhythmical phrasing and rhythmical refinement and figures are extremely important!Scales will have been learned relatively fast - especially on guitar.Other instrumentalists will have much more work to endure before getting there..Of course - the keyboarder of today can "just" transpose scales by a clicking in his software.But I recommend to use that means only in cases of emergency :)Our first exercise and prerequisite for ANYTHING that is connected to rhythm:"Hit the One"A player must know where the "1" is.This rule doesn't apply for soloists only - it applies for every musician.The exercises provided as samples here are increasingly getting harder:The faster - the more easyThe slower - the more hardThe goal there is to hit the "1" - not the 4ths (while it ain't a bad thing to be able to hit them too).Therfore the "1s" in the samples here are marked acoustically.The count-ins are simplified to 4ths in the tempi 60 and 40 - otherwise it might be too hard to master the challenge provided.It is practiced as long as necessary to get to the point where one "feels" the "1".Objective:Hit the "1" exactly in the tempo of 60 BPM.Later in the real solo we will play upbeatly to the "1".To do that - you have to know where it is of course :)Audibles:Hit the "1" at 80 bpm (beginner's exercise):Hit the "1" at 60 bpm (standard exercise):Hit the "1" at 40 bpm (master exercise):Hit the "1" at all tempi (world championship challenge):