How to practice trading 4's
I have had a number of conversations recently about how to practice trading 4's, so I wanted to share an exercise from my forthcoming book "Melodic Syncopation" that I give to my students who are struggling with this issue. I have found that this exercise is so effective because even though it is difficult at first, it gets as close as possible to simulating actual performance. Here it is:Philly Joe #11
And here is the suggested recording for this exercise (remember to learn the melody first):
I will try to post some video of me playing this exercise some time in the near future.
