Rhythmic Improvisation Booklet

How To Use Rhythm To Improve Your Solos

One of the most common complaints that jazz guitar players have about their solos is that all of their solos sound the “same”. This “sameness” can be caused by many things. It could be the overuse of the same scales or arpeggios. It could be the overuse of the same “riffs” or fingerings.

One of the most neglected areas of variety in solos is rhythm. Everyone knows that you should vary your rhythm when you improvise but players are rarely aware of what rhythms they are using. It comes so naturally that they just don’t take the time to realize what rhythms they are playing and then, what rhythms they’re not playing.

Rhythmic Improvisation approaches soloing from the perspective of rhythm. The companion book Modular Phonetic Rhythm will help you organize and advance your use of rhythm Even without the Modular Phonetic book, you can still apply the philosophy of using rhythm to trigger new solo ideas.

Bonus Material: Modular Phonetic Rhythm

The Foundation and Workbook

Modular Phonetic Rhythm represents a significant advance in the teaching and application of rhythm. Eliminating many inefficient aspects of rhythm education, Modular Phonetic Rhythm streamlines the traditional educational approach, resulting in a reflexive reaction to rhythm.

This material can be used to improve your reading, comping and soloing.

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