Thanks! I will check these out!On the Blog:
1) Rhythmic Note Reading (Most complete @ 42 minutes)
http://bluesguitarunleashed.com/blog/rhythmic-note-reading/
2) Practicing Eights, Sixteenths and Triplets (after 5 minute "intro")
https://bluesguitarunleashed.com/blog/practicing-for-better-rhythm-in-solos/
3) Straight vs Swing
https://bluesguitarunleashed.com/blog/straight-feel-vs-swing-feel-beginners/
Courses in which Griff has sections on counting:
1) Strumming & Rhythm Mastery - The entire course.
2) Acoustic Blues Guitar Unleashed - Lessons 4 & 5
3) Classic Rock Unleashed - Lessons 1 thru 5
4) Pentatonic Scales & Technique Mastery - pages 17 & 18
5) How To Read Music On The Guitar - Parts 1 thru 7
BSBB??? Drawing a blankBSBB is another course that has immense focus on counting
...Blues Speed Building BlocksBSBB??? Drawing a blank
When the issue of “counting” comes up here it almost always involves “reading” the transcription and assigning the correct “count values.” I’ve always contended that this is “reading.”Griff always focuses on counting.
I try to keep an ever growing list of blog posts and lessons within courses that specifically introduce you to note values and counting their subdivisions.
If anyone knows of others let's add them to the list.
When the issue of “counting” comes up here it almost always involves “reading” the transcription and assigning the correct “count values.” I’ve always contended that this is “reading.”
If you can put on a metronome and “count” with the clicks, you can count. I think it gets very confusing to try to learn a new solo, how to read the music, and then count it out while you’re trying to play it. That’s a lot of stuff! (But that is the end goal of “counting!”)
You’re right. It’s just a semantics thing. I guess it just depends on what you’re counting.I see no reason to differentiate between reading and counting rhythm.
Unless you're counting when not reading.
I listened to the first link you suggested, Rhythmic Note Reading. I found this to be what I am looking for. Your correct, being specific helps narrow the focus for a solution, unfortunately, at the time I was unable to put the correct words on what I am struggling with. Turns out its not the counting part that hangs me up, its the ability to apply the correct timing to the notes when I'm trying to learn a piece of music in its written form. I know how to read the notes, but the rhythm is missing. To me its like being able to read words, but I can't work out the punctuation. I can play the notes but it just sounds like a string of notes vs music. I can listen to a solo and work it out by ear, but have always struggled when I did not have a recording of what its supposed to sound like. So when Griff recommends to put the rhythm on it before even touching the guitar I found myself saying "Thats what I can't do!!In some of the above lessons Griff teaches you to count rhythm while reading chord charts and strumming chords.
In others you play different note values of a single pitch shown on a staff.
In others he teaches the names of the notes on the staff as well as note values.
Some lessons don't involve reading at all.
He might just tap a beat on the neck and count subdivisions.
He might turn on a metronome and play a single note or notes of a scale with different values on various subdivisions of the beat.
In every exercise and solo in every course he will count you through it, usually providing both standard notation and tab. But he won't always go back through the basics.
When reading a score the time signature and note values will establish the count.
You can also be counting when playing and there's nothing written in front of you to read.
Or when you're just listening,
Why and when one wishes to count, or not, will be a personal choice.
I only know that if someone is asking for help they can find it in Griff's materials, regardless of the "level" that they are currently on.
The more specific the question, the more we can narrow down the options of where to look.
If not specific, I'll always suggest starting at the beginning.
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“I’m not a musician, I play guitar!”On almost all other instruments from the first day one learns to read the actual notes on the staff and their time values, and one begins to develope their sense of timing when playing music...