Fascinating Rhythm

You can instantly add excitement to your playing by using interesting rhythmic devices.  One way to accomplish this easily is to “change levels” and go to a different subdivision.  By changing levels I mean if you’re currently feeling quarter notes as the pulse, moving to a different subdivision, such as a half note or whole note.

For example.  In 4/4, instead of feeling the quarter note as the pulse, if you feel the whole note, then you can split up this space in many different ways to add interest.  Dividing that whole note into 3, 5, or 7 will create an unexpected twist in your improvisation.  Then to get even crazier, you can subdivide the new division just like you would quarter notes.  So replacing the whole note with 5 equal notes, that could then be subdivided into triplets, would give you 15 notes in a bar.

Get out there, be creative, and confuse the heck out of everyone!