{"id":2156,"date":"2016-03-01T08:20:49","date_gmt":"2016-03-01T08:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/work.cgpsystems.cz\/learnguitarinlondon\/?page_id=2156"},"modified":"2018-02-13T10:11:15","modified_gmt":"2018-02-13T10:11:15","slug":"exercises-to-make-you-a-better-singing-guitarist-part-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.learnguitarinlondon.com\/index.php\/exercises-to-make-you-a-better-singing-guitarist-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Exercises to make you a better singing guitarist \u2013 Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-8\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div id=\"ts-vcsc-youtube-6331535\" class=\"ts-video-container ts-ratio-sixteen-to-nine  ts-video-overlay-false\"  style=\"\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ts-video-iframe\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YUndwLeNs58?autoplay=0&showinfo=1&controls=1&autohide=1&rel=0&loop=0&modestbranding=0&mute=0&vq=auto&wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-2\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Learning to play with a metronome is an essential skill for all musicians (not just guitarists). When we&#8217;re singing and strumming at the same time, the strumming part is keeping a steady even tempo (aka Time or Beat).<\/p>\n<p>Playing with a metronome may feel robotic at first, but it <strong>WILL<\/strong> improve your inner timing. Most beginners don&#8217;t work on their timing and rhythm, but the guitar is a <strong>RHYTHM<\/strong> instrument.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Set you metronome to 60bpm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Play the chords in your song along with the metronome. Don&#8217;t worry if you drift out of time at first. Watch the metronome if you feel that helps. Focus on even strums, not perfect chords for the time being.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Then, bring the singing in. Start singing 1,2,3,4 as you strum on the down beats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Next keep strumming the down beats, whilst singing the &#8220;and&#8221; of every beat. As I do in the lesson, you can sing each chord name on the &#8220;and&#8221; beats.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a new rhythm that uses up beats, like 1 2 3 +4+ and play this along to the metronome. Feel free to come up with your own rhythms to assist your practice.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a rhythm that has up beats and get used to singing on the up beats. 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