Travaille ta précision, ta clarté et ta vitesse avec un nouveau motif rythmique
Lesson time: (3min 20sec)
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This lesson is part of the course Apprends les bases du beatbox
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Lesson transcript:
Improving Clarity and Speed in Beatboxing
Hey guys,
Now that you've been practicing all the different sounds that I've taught you, you can start to focus a bit more on how to make these sounds really clear, precise, and also work on the speed of your sounds. Here are a few tips for practicing:
Mixing Up the Beats
- Start by using a simple kick drum, hi-hat, and snare in this pattern.
- Once you're used to that, play around with different hi-hat sounds.
- For example: "p T."
Progressing to Faster Patterns
- Once you've really got the hang of it, move on to even faster patterns.
- Example: using the "ticket," which sounds like this.
The better you get at it, the faster you can go!
Using a Metronome
- A good way to keep up with your progress is to have a metronome handy.
- You can find one online or buy one from a music store.
- Set it to a certain tempo and practice to that tempo.
This will really help you keep in time and focus on staying in rhythm. After you've done that:
- Start to increase the tempo until you reach the maximum you can handle.
- Practice at that speed.
You'd be surprised at how quickly you can progress once you've got your metronome handy. You will become more comfortable, so feel free to experiment with different sounds.
Clarity and Precision of Sounds
Another factor to consider is how clear and precise your sounds are. Much of this depends on how tight your mouth is and how relaxed it is at the same time.
- It's important to realize that different parts of your mouth need to be either more relaxed or tightened, depending on the sound you're creating.
- For example, in the kick drum, the front part of my lips is really tight to create an expulsion of air in a focused manner.
- Meanwhile, the sides of my mouth are relaxed to create a more bassy, boomy sound.
Focus on these little bits and pieces of your beats to create your own unique sound.
Embrace Your Unique Style
Something that's really unique about beatboxing is that, because each person's anatomy is different, each sound will be particular to you.
You can try to make it sound as much like an actual drum kit as possible, but always remember: it's unique to you. So, have fun with it!
About the instructor
Dana McKeon est une beatboxeuse de tout premier plan, artiste de studio et de scène, autrice-compositrice et guitariste. Elle est la pionnière internationale du beatbox à Malte et la représentante officielle de l'île aux Championnats du monde de beatbox, où elle a décroché une place dans le Top 5 mondial (catégorie solo féminine) dès sa toute première compétition. Dana détient également deux titres de vice-championne féminine des UK Beatbox Championships. Artiste de scène polyvalente et rompue à la tournée, Dana a conquis la scène lors d'une multitude de concerts internationaux, dont la MTV Music Week, les Jeux paralympiques de Londres, le Lovebox Festival, The O2 de Londres et des événements de la famille royale britannique. En première partie, elle a ouvert les concerts d'artistes comme Rudimental, Stormzy, James Arthur, John Newman et Beardyman. Parmi ses crédits d'écriture et de production figurent des tubes radio numéro un en Europe, une diffusion sur la BBC Radio et du toplining pour divers DJ et artistes. La musique de Dana apparaît dans d'innombrables spots télévisés et courts métrages, dont Netflix, BBC, CBS, NBC, ABC, Universal, MTV, Global, iTV, Bravo, Lifetime, Arena et BT Sport. Dans son cours, elle décompose cet art jusqu'à ses briques de base : les sons essentiels, les patterns rythmiques et les techniques dont vous avez besoin pour vous lancer dans le beatbox en toute confiance, enseignés directement par une championne de rang mondial. read more