Timing
When I (and others) listen to my improvisation stuff (jams and home recordings), it is quite 'marching band style'. Best description would be that I seem to lock in to the 1 and 3 beat. I try to get over to the 2 and 4 beat (up beats) but seem to lose it and fall back to the 1 and 3. I've programmed my metronome app to emphasize the 2 and 4 and try to play simple stuff to get the feel but.......
Any tips or possible lessons coming. And if I've missed somewhere in the lessons that you tackle this, my apologies but I would appreciate you pointing me in that direction. I guess its also linked to playing just behind the beat.
And a thank you for the videos of the King of the Swing contest. Great to watch and get a feel for what fellow students are able to do.
Thanks David. I've got that one and start sorting through other ones to identify the ones that are 'desireable' and work on them.
Great idea on the metronome. The best way to work on this is to study players that have what you're looking for. Define the players that you feel really "have it" and start digging in. "Rocker" would be a good one to dig into.