The Power of Konnakol (3): Practising two-note groups

[@dhruvalance1323]

hard to go straight into the accented two, I feel I will get it soon. Thank You!

[@rolandoriley]

Tim , this is an excellent lesson

[@MrShaktirock]

Great video. It looks easy when you do it but becomes very difficult if I pause the video and try to do it on my own.

[@timteissen]

Thank you! Yes, doing it on your own is the key, so be patient and enjoy!

[@mathieuboehler1581]

Hey ! That approach of rythm is so interresting ! Those exercises are quite hard but really fun to practice. Thanks for sharing, I can't wait to master Konnakol, this tools looks so powerfull !!

[@timteissen]

Thank you very much!

[@l.a.s8274]

Man... Great video ! I can't wait to put it in practice.

[@diamondpranks5283]

Very nice sir

[@jean-pierrelegrand2780]

good teaching, thank s

[@timteissen]

Merci!

[@baz0k]

awesome, shared and liked! :)

[@Hulloder]

Very useful, subscribed!

[@timteissen]

Thank you!

[@ant0shka88]

amazing!

[@ShirshaakRajKunwaar]

Thank you sir

[@albertvandrejer5003]

hey, thanks for the great videos, but i don't really get what you are doing in exercise 5 :( what are you saying in your head to count this right? for example for the 5 over 2 polyrhythm: are you saying ta-ri-ki-ta for every beat in your head while playing ta-ka 's with your instrument just by feel? thanks a lot!

[@Shepy_]

Hey, I don't know if you're still interested but I think the goal of this exercise is to accentuate all the TA so you say louder the 1-3-5,2-4 notes and in the same time you tap with your hand the 1 times :) So it will sound like : (TA,*tap*) - ka - TA - ka - TA - (ka,*tap*) - TA - ka - TA - ka (which parenthesis means it's two actions at the same time) Personnally I find it a bit difficult especially on the 5 over 2 haha. Too bad he didn't put the accents on bass (and the *taps*) because this exercise seems to be efficient !

[@timteissen]

You might want to practice each floor separately for a start. And practice them without your instruments first - just tap your foot to the beat, speak the konnakol syllables and clap the accents. The basic steps are: 1.) Figure out how many subdivisions (notes) there are. In a 2/4 measure, there are 6 notes on floor #3 (see Example). Traditionally, you'd call them 8th note triplets. 2.) Start establishing these subdivisions (the "grid" as I call it) by speaking TAkite TAkite. 3) "Re-spell" these 6 syllabes. Instead of saying TAkite TAkite, you end up saying TAka TAka TAka. 4) As a variation, you can stick to the TAKITE syllables but accenting every 2 syllables. You'll end up saying TA-ki-TE ta KI te. Regarding your question: On floor #5, there are 10 notes in a 2/4 measure. So it's 2 times TATIGENATO (or the word you're using for 5) or 5 times TAKA. Can you figure out the rest yourself? Best, Tim

[@belarus_jj]

I understood NOTHING ( Actually I'm an amateur bass player, and I have big problems with rythm. I watched your 3 videos. I didn't understand video 1, but I thought I might become clearer if I continue watching and repeating after you. But the more I watch the less I understand, unfortunately

[@timteissen]

Be patient, it might take some time. I'll so more vids soon, so maybe they will clear things up. Note that these konnakol vids of mine are intended for advanced players.