00:00 - Intro Improv 00:21 - Lesson Begins 06:20 - Exercise 1 Explanation 08:14 - Side Note - Practicing Time Feel While Improvising 10:11 - Exercise 2 Explanation 10:56 - Exercise 3 Explanation 12:39 - Exercise 4 Explanation 16:28 - Exercise 5 Explanation 17:52 - Exercise 6 Explanation 19:14 - Exercise 7 Explanation 20:51 - Exercise 8 Explanation 23:27 - 80bpm Workout 25:16 - 80bpm Workout 27:04 - 100bpm Workout 28:32 - 80bpm Workout Mailing List? Get notified when new lessons come out - https://practicemakesbettermusic.com/mailing-list-sign-up/ On the site _-_ come check it out _-_ https://www.practicemakesbettermusic.com/developing-strong-time-feel-lesson-and-practice-workout/ There are so many different things can capture our attention when we are trying to level up our playing abilities, and this can be truly confusing for anyone who is trying to sort through the sea of information that is readily available in books and online. While many topics are worth paying attention to, none is as important as developing a strong Rhythmic Time Feel. Rhythmic Time Feel is the single most important element of any players sound. If you haven't practiced developing this skill before, start now. I use the term time feel to describe the way in which the rhythm is felt and executed by the player. Your time feel communicates to the listener your level of comfort and control over your instrument, in the musical context at hand. A strong, consistent and relaxed time feel is the one common quality that every incredible musician on any instrument shares. If we speak specifically of guitarists, what do Wes Montgomery, Allan Holdsworth, John Petrucci and John Scofield have in common? While there isn't much of a thread to connect these players stylistically, all of them possess a highly developed and impeccable time feel. When you listen to them play, they sound in control of what they are playing. They are playing intentionally and with consistently strong rhythmic time feel, and that is translated to the listeners as a feeling, whether or not the listener is aware. It doesn't matter how many scales you know, or what abstract theory concepts you are hip to, if your rhythm doesn't feel good, you will sound amateur. Your playing will not inspire the listeners. The good news is that you can begin practicing this at any time along your playing journey. If you haven't focused on this before, then the best time to start is now. Even if you have been playing for a long time and already have a good sense of timing, focusing on this is the best way to ensure continued growth and increased enjoyment. The beauty of learning to continually focus on this element of rhythmic time feel is that you can apply this to any and everything else you practice. It doesn ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gED0bRaO9zg

This video covers what I call the 2/3 pentatonic shape, which helps you to travel horizontally across the fretboard. The exercises that go along with this video are geared towards helping you practice in a more musical way, and are complete phrases that would sound good in a solo. This series is to help those who want to take their soloing to the next level by adjusting the way they practice scales to make them more musical. Check out the link below for all the FREE practice along videos that I made to help you master this concept. Sign up for the newsletter if you want to know about articles and lessons that I post in the future. http://www.practicemakesbettermusic.com/how-to-move-from-scales-to-solos-part-2:-my-favorite-pentatonic-shape Practice Makes Better Music is a site dedicated to the art of effective practice. We are interested in the best and most effective ways to improve, so that we can help you make the progress that you want to make, and be the player that you know you can be. Let me know what you think and if there are any topics you'd like me to address in a future lesson. ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPI0SR7vrZo