The Fight Against Bad Rhythm

If I had an arch nemesis, it would be bad rhythm.

I picture the personification of bad rhythm as something like an overweight Darth Vader.

But it's the invisible plague that haunts musicians and music teachers everywhere.

Rhythm is tough to teach because it's something we feel in our bodies.

Sure, we can teach kids to count. But kids can fool us into thinking they have rhythm when they're really just decoding.

This is why everyone should be required to move to music at least 15 minutes a day. At as young an age as possible.

In my quest to fight bad rhythm, I made three videos over the past year. All rather eccentric and a little embarrassing in their own ways.

But I will go to those lengths and beyond to fight bad rhythm.

The first video was made during the heat of the pandemic in summer of 2020, my interview with the metronome Dr. Beat.

The second video, also made during pandemic summer, is the story of how Mrs. Lamb found the beat. Mrs. Lamb has been on hiatus, but will be returning in the coming weeks. Stay tuned.

The third video is more recent - an attempt to show how this body rhythm thing works using some visuals. Watch until the end to see my attempt to "lead by example."

Leave a comment if you like any of the videos or would like to see more.

And thanks for watching.

After all, the first step in the fight against bad rhythm is awareness.