Rhythm

Time is the part nobody practices

Most players drill notes and skip rhythm. But rhythm is the thing audiences actually feel — a wrong note is forgotten, a wrong beat isn't.

The drills

subdivision  eighths, sixteenths, triplets
syncopation  landing on the off-beats
groove       holding a pocket, not just a tempo
polyrhythm   3 against 4, slowly at first

Why it matters

Rhythm is the difference between playing the right notes and making people move. It's trainable, like everything else.