Master blaster Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 I was browsing youtube yesterday when i came across this video. Some of you may have seen it. I thought its was pretty interesting and its something im going to include in my practicing. Its a video with Victor Wooten and Anthony Wellington. Its filmed at Anthonys bass school (bassology). Its basically as the title says, instead of modes of the scale its modes of rhythm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doddy Posted December 9, 2010 Share Posted December 9, 2010 It's basically Anthony Wellington putting a fancy name to something that people have been doing for years. It's just shifting the note or pattern by a semiquaver. To be fair,I think that Wellingtons section on rhythm is the most useful section of Victors DVD,but it's nothing groundbreaking. I was taught that years ago,and have been teaching it to others for ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Hubbard Bass Posted December 13, 2010 Share Posted December 13, 2010 It's a nice clip and well presented. I agree that the name "modes of rhythm" is a new-fangled way of just saying "rhythmic displacement." But, that's not such a bad idea as a teaching implement because when somebody is presenting an idea many students will sub-vocalise that they already"know that." When he uses the "modes of rhythm" tag, people suddenly wake up and say, "Oh, what's that?" Now, he has their attention and is able to successfully impart that knowledge to them. Peace Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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