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Foundations
First Grooves
Simple ostinatos in 4/4 with a steady ding pulse.
Beginner16 min80 BPM
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Key concepts
- Ostinato thinking
- Ding on 1
- Hand alternation
Practice exercises
- 1Loop one groove for 5 minutes
- 2Add one melodic note per cycle
Today's challengeSoftest possible dynamic pass — unbroken, at 70 BPM.
Practice tempo
80 BPM
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