What You Need To Know About Rhythm, Lesson #1

ByTom Lippincott January 8, 2021January 11, 2021

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In this JGT mini-lesson series, Tom Lippincott covers a subject that doesn’t get talked about nearly enough in the jazz guitar world: Rhythm.

Rhythm is Everything…Plenty of instructional material covering melody and harmony on the guitar is already available, but few jazz guitarists have a concrete idea of how to systematically work on rhythm. These lessons will show you how to improve your overall rhythmic sense as well as give you practical applications for the concepts.

Example 1: eighth-notes

Example 2: eighth-note triplets

Example 3: typical representation of swing eighth-notes

Example 4: each eighth-note in a measure of 4/4

Example 5: eighth-note triplets — first, second, and third

Stay tuned for the next lessons in the series!

Tom Lippincott

Eight- and six-string guitarist Tom Lippincott was born in New Jersey and grew up in Tulsa, Oklahoma, but has made South Florida his home since 1988. He has a bachelor's degree in jazz studies from the University of North Texas as well as a master's in jazz performance from the University of Miami. Tom teaches jazz guitar at Florida International University, Miami Dade College, and Broward College. He also teaches lessons in person and online, conducts clinics and workshops, and has jazz guitar classes available through Mike's Master Classes and at tomlippincott.com. As a longtime contributor to the South Florida jazz community, Tom has played and recorded extensively with many of the area’s musicians and bands and has performed throughout the world as both sideman and leader. Tom's new album of original compositions, Twenty Years Later, available on his website: tomlippincott.com.