Creative Rhythm Timing 1

Lesson Overview

After learning all sorts of different rhythms and techniques in your beatboxing lessons, Nathan is going to help you perfect your timing. Good timing can turn a mediocre rhythm into something that sounds spectacular so this lesson will be very important for taking your beatboxing on the didgeridoo to the next level.

Lesson Goals

• Practice your favorite rhythms all over again but this time pay more attention to the timing instead of the actual sounds
• Experiment with using breaths and pauses to create new patterns within the rhythms that you have already been performing
• Incorporate these timing techniques at varying degrees of speed to help you to really get a feel of how impeccable timing can affect your playing

Training Tips

• Switching up your patterns and timings mid-rhythm is not always a bad thing. You can use irregular patterns to make something really spectacular and break up a monotonous rhythm
• Your breathing can be as much a part of your timing as your beatboxing itself. Sometimes a long breath resulting in a pause sounds great musically and helps you improve your timing
• Don’t underestimate the influence that the rest of your body has on your timing. Whether you tap your foot, wave your hands or tap your hands against your didgeridoo – it really helps you to keep a good pace
• Make sure to feel comfortable before moving on to the next lesson. The timing exercises are going to become more difficult so it is important to master this one first

Has the timing on your beatboxing improved? Can you see the difference in the way it sounds more fluid in your didgeridoo? Tell us more about the things you have noticed in the comment section below.