Exercises 1 through 4 are pretty straight ahead with quarter notes and 8 th notes. But then, starting with Exercise 5, we introduce 8 th note triplets, which feel very different. To keep my hand locked in, I’ m actually going to strum silent triplets until I’ m ready to make contact. So, I’ ll actually strum up on beat 2, which is a little unusual.
With Exercise 7, to ensure the accuracy I want with the 16 th notes, I’ ll keep my hand moving as if I’ m strumming 16 th notes the whole time. Exercises 8 and 9 get more complex, until we get to Exercise 10 with 16 th notes and 8 th note triplets, which cause the cadence to change halfway through the measure. It’ s tricky. Not impossible, but tricky.
Once you’ ve had a chance to lock in these 10 exercises at your preferred tempo, I invite you to continue forward with the video as I take you through three legit strumming patterns, varying their tempos from very slow, to very fast, and back to very slow. The purpose of this is to help you feel the changes in tempo, but also to see how well you can track with me as you strum along.
Playing slowly can actually be more challenging than playing fast.
I want to see how long you can stay with me for
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