Feeling the Rhythm, Part 4

Now sit on a chair and listen to a favorite song while tapping your left foot for beat 1, then right for beat 2, then left for 3, right for 4... etc. Make sure your left is always on the downbeat of the new measure (beat one).

This is training you're mind/body to place beats 1 and 3 on your left and 2 and 4 on your right. This simple device helps you to feel where you're at within the measure while playing at all times. Think of this as an upgrade to the standard foot tapping.

This will be tricky at first... but give it time to soak into your right brain (your left brain is only capable of one conscious though at a time... you have to give this time to transfer over the right brain so you can focus on playing the harp and not your feet) .

Once you've done this for a while try playing a song you know well on the harp with this same foot tapping idea. Rhythmic patterns and spacial awareness will start to become apparent that you never noticed.