Do You Clap on the "WRONG" Beat? Take the 6-Level Clap Test

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3 жыл бұрын

Some new students will tell me they have terrible rhythm so I usually give them this quick test to see where they're at. How do you score on the Clap Test? :)
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@lawnshark025 3 жыл бұрын

Im a drummer, my instinct was to do level 4, I would consider level 5 overplaying, lol

@lizardz23 3 жыл бұрын

Over clapping.

@gado__ 3 жыл бұрын

Same. Glad I'm not the only one. I'm also primarily a drummer :D Maybe there's a hidden level 6 (7th lvl overall) where you clap a dotted quarter rhythm over the song, totally unfitting but more difficult

@FlyingVforVendetta 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was really surprised that there would be a level after 4, which is what I did too. I get that the point is more like "would you be able to clap like this?", but I would never naturally clap like that to any song haha, unless I'm trying to do some "clever" percussion with just claps.

@vladimirpotrosky7855 3 жыл бұрын

YES. So obnoxious!!

@thewisebread3653 3 жыл бұрын

Same.

@Willam_J 3 жыл бұрын

This isn’t the first time that most guitarists have been tested for the clap. 😂

@frankrobinson8852 3 жыл бұрын

Tut tut tut 😑 🤣

@richardfranklin8359 3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@jjrusy7438 3 жыл бұрын

ya, you have to watch out for those low grade free plugins

@gurdittsingh6638 3 жыл бұрын

XDD

@18JR78 3 жыл бұрын

Badum Tsssss

@sup7998 3 жыл бұрын

When you've been listening to a lot of metal and off beats are normal

@josephiousbrosif 3 жыл бұрын

Facts. Thank you Dream Theater

@lred1383 3 жыл бұрын

@@josephiousbrosif More like thank you every single thrash metal band ever, and everyone who was inspired by them even a little bit

@Xenthoz 3 жыл бұрын

I was clapping polyrhythms over the song because I’ve gone too far down the prog hole and can’t escape

@Jimb1264 3 жыл бұрын

Thats a good thing

@matrick2227 Жыл бұрын

Same

@rangamsarmah2061 3 жыл бұрын

Level 7: blast beat over 'when the saints go marching'.

@christonabike3689 3 жыл бұрын

chad clap

@ultimateeditorz7754 3 жыл бұрын

Dude how do i see you on so many guitar videos?

@awakenmirror3005 3 жыл бұрын

Samus, that you?

@user-qr5uc2di1d 2 ай бұрын

Level 6(66): clapping on the "e" and "a" of each count, turning it into a thrash metal song

@Burnt_Gerbil 3 жыл бұрын

Harry Connick Jr did a hilarious video. People were incorrectly clapping on 1 and 3. He throws in a bar of 5/4 and the audience’s clap is now on 2 and 4. His drummer throws his arms up in the background in celebration. 😂

@Francois_Dupont 2 жыл бұрын

link

@examper22 2 жыл бұрын

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@ethanbennett5866 2 жыл бұрын

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@candoweigh7590 Жыл бұрын

I was looking up that video when I found this

@sharpenwithcheryl9533 Жыл бұрын

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@tesluz7261 3 жыл бұрын

so basically what ive found out today is that i am a clapping god

@lewisgregor7519 3 жыл бұрын

Level 7: Clapping with no hands

@seinfan9 2 жыл бұрын

Is it one sack or two cheeks?

@phewiss3066 Жыл бұрын

🤨

@LukasK-guitarist 3 жыл бұрын

My brain instantly knew that it calls for clapping on the & but hands immediately started to clap in 1234 pattern. I think it's because here in central Europe (Czechia) traditional music goes this way and accent always falls right to the beats. I'm trying to break this habit but it's long distance run because it seems it's hardwired deep inside :-)

@boomshakalaka7756 3 жыл бұрын

Ahoooj xd

@TadBigby 3 жыл бұрын

I'd do Level 4 in a public setting but Level 5 if I was trying to annoy my guitar-playing friend (who in my defense started it, by playing "when the saints go marching in").

@pedrosilvamusician 3 жыл бұрын

Actually that would help the guitarist because you re giving him the tempos of the notes. But its overcomplicating a 3/4/5 chord song

@razelliot773 3 жыл бұрын

The-Art-Of-Clapping 😂

@TheJabernet 3 жыл бұрын

Musical journeys start here.

@EFX5452 Жыл бұрын

Flamenco Student: 👀

@markdavidofficial4274 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, I was a “level 4” but I was thinking as he was demonstrating this, “gosh levels 1,2,3 would just so much difficult to pull off and stay on time.” I know if I was told to clap on just 1 and 3 or 2 and 4, I wouldn’t be able to do it. The fact he can show an example of the “wrong time” and do it effortlessly is just awesome

@Enrique-et4rr 3 жыл бұрын

Same! I clapped to level 4 but only because it came the most natural to me. I had trouble trying to clap at Level 3.

@Burnt_Gerbil 3 жыл бұрын

*Dream Theater’s “The Dance of Eternity” enters the chat* Good luck clapping along to this one 🤨

@stupidmonkey151 3 жыл бұрын

Animals As Leaders has entered the chat. Good luck with most of their songs lol

@Burnt_Gerbil 3 жыл бұрын

stupidmonkey151 - The Dance of Eternity has over 100 time signature changes. 🤣

@LlorracTN 3 жыл бұрын

The best thing about seeing dream theatre live was watching the entire crowd go out of time trying to bang their fists to the songs

@pedrosilvamusician 3 жыл бұрын

You can clap the begining because its in 4/4 👀

@911copcar 3 жыл бұрын

@@Burnt_Gerbil over 100 but some parts are easy to remember

@CCMDrummer 2 жыл бұрын

One key principle to remember when clapping to a song is to listen to the drummer if there is one. Where ever the drummer hits the snare drum, that's where you should clap.

@contentnotfound3599 3 жыл бұрын

1:58 When you listen to a Tool song for the first time

@pvanukoff 3 жыл бұрын

Tool: "3 bars of 7/4, followed by 2 bars of 11/8, followed with 3 bars of 13/8, then 1 bar at 2/4, and finally finishing off with 5 bars of 5/8 at 90% of the previous tempo." Listener: "Okay, a bit tricky but I think I got it." Tool: "Cool, that's the bass part. Now, the lead guitar part goes like this ... "

@MR_MIRTH 3 жыл бұрын

Fear inoculum be like

@fatc4t 3 жыл бұрын

Level 0 --> 1:56 Level 1 --> 2:39 Level 2 --> 3:21 Level 3 --> 4:25 Level 4 --> 5:44 Level 5 --> 6:30

@jonathangoold6990 Жыл бұрын

I was Level 5. But instead of thinking of it as offbeats (&s) you can just think of it as clapping on the 2 and 4, you're just interpreting the pulse as twice as fast. Dope.

@dinospumoni5611 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a professional drummer and imo level 2 is the most appropriate because the song suggests a march, level 4 is good too but gives it a much more sort of folky feel, though that might be more appropriate given how the guitar was played and that is a black gospel song 5 is bad and basically just a new inappropriate part being added to the song rather than an accompaniment

@chrishickman 2 жыл бұрын

Tell me you clapped at level two without saying you clapped at level two... j/k I actually capped at level four but I thought I was wrong because I thought it should have a back beat clap, so I kind of agree with you.

@pan_cake3006 Жыл бұрын

nothing but love for you brother, but agree to disagree. Lv. 5 feels instantly right to me, and is kinda basic imo.

@johnmiller0000 2 жыл бұрын

Level 4. I'd never clap at level 5 for this but would definitely do that with strumming.

@ineffablemars 2 жыл бұрын

you're not a percussionist then lol

@astroandyborgloh 3 жыл бұрын

Level ZERO could also be called the "The Shaggs"-Clapping ;-)

@acidwizzardbastard 3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment.

@WaffleAbuser 2 ай бұрын

The Shaggs are so rhythmically complex that it wraps around and goes to 10

@jordonbarry6569 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, I've been watching your videos for years now and I'm glad you're still doing these, your videos have been invaluable to me over the years. Also Leon is one of my favourite movies so that shirt gets a big old tick in my book. Keep up the good stuff my dude!

@chazhawkins452 3 жыл бұрын

You literally give me confidence and motivation to keep trying

@bwinters 3 жыл бұрын

What helped me the most to switch from clapping on 1 and 3 to 2 and 4 was to stomp on 1 and 3. Its not that my body didnt feel the 1 and 3 but it needed some motion. Also just listing to the kick (stomp) and snare (clap) of the drummer helps to ingrain what clapping actually should do.

@dacphilippenguyen9452 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@mariomatovina4 3 жыл бұрын

My level: Air drums. And pray that nobody sees me through the window.

@MaggaraMarine Жыл бұрын

I would argue that level 2 is a lot more appropriate for this song than level 3. To me, level 2 vs level 4 in the context of this particular song is kind of debatable. Both work quite well in this song, and it kind of depends on which rhythmic feel you are after. Offbeat claps don't always work, and aren't always appropriate for the style. In this case, maybe. But I have also heard folk music where clapping on the beat is more appropriate. It is true that clapping on the beat is easier than clapping on the offbeats. But this is also about "musical judgement" - knowing the style. And this is one of those examples that IMO can be interpreted in two different ways. If it's a jazzier interpretation, you clap on the offbeats. And if it's more of a "march", then you clap on the beats. Level 6 is choosing the one that's most appropriate for the song. A thing that confused me about the instruction to "clap to the song" was that I naturally interpret it as just clapping in tempo. If it was "accompany the song by clapping your hands", then I would obviously come up with a more interesting pattern.

@cheeseisjar3058 3 жыл бұрын

I can clap along to a few dream theater songs? What level is that

@otavio048 3 жыл бұрын

Probably doesnt need to watch this video

@varghesemathews5814 3 жыл бұрын

Lovely lesson! Really makes sense and helpful to get into rythm!!

@Cambone13 3 жыл бұрын

I clapped at level 4 when I took the test. Honestly the other levels feel "harder" because 4 feels so natural. I will say, something about 3 (backbeat) feels nice. 0, 1, and 2 just feel weird and off.

@mustafakhan222 3 жыл бұрын

I’m a level 5 but wow level 6 makes a lot of sense too, didn’t know about that, just goes to show how much more I have yet to learn. Thank you for this!

@Chrisorocks 3 жыл бұрын

I was a Level 2, it’s an area I know I need to work on. I struggle with strumming, missing strokes and muting strokes. Would love a course to follow to improve these areas?

@alexmetallinos1569 3 жыл бұрын

i feel like every time mike introduces himself to anyone he’d say “hey everyone it’s mike from the art of guitar”

@sebastianthrash227 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I'm a drummer (who also plays guitar but not as much) and did level 4 without thinking about it. Could have done 5 too but naturally I like it better to just clap the rhythm than a fancy beat that sounds good. Great video!

@daycrusher.2376 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for this! it really helps.

@letsnotgothere6242 Жыл бұрын

1 & 3 is preferable for some genres like bluegrass and old timey music, but for this song, I was clapping on the &s for most of it, except I switched to "on the beats" for one line-"Oh, Lord, I want to be in that number"-and then switched back so that it accentuated how the "&" clapping falls between the words. Level 5, baby! And I was raised in a Pentecostal church playing piano, so your theory is correct haha

@Cutthecamerasdeadass1899 Жыл бұрын

Yea, that white people music aka European beat. That's why Black people have R&B (rhythm&blues) because in Africa 2 & 4 are used.

@nathansutherland9085 3 жыл бұрын

I was level 4ish because at first I was clapping on the ands, but then I started doing 1 2 and a 3 4 and

@alexp5569 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, me too. It suddenly clicked on me somewhere down the middle.

@thedarkcarny7364 3 жыл бұрын

Was clapping at a level 4 pace, which made me happy, but then my hands missed each other which I had to take points off for so I am at level "don't try this in public". Lesson learned of the day: before trying to clap enthusiastically, but the coffee down first!

@veenessjoseph6253 Жыл бұрын

At first, I did the Level 2 pattern. Then after you called out that level I automatically tried again and started to clap on the 5th Level. Probably got too used to the 'common' way lol

@RaleighTHEVAMP 2 жыл бұрын

I’m on a mission to understand why some people have rhythm and others don’t… my mind is boggled.. these comments are a very informative. Thanks for sharing ur perspectives.

@zen_of_I 2 ай бұрын

I come from a long line of pianists but gravitated more towards guitar and bass guitar. Nothing causes me to clench my teeth more than that one individual who has no idea they have no sense of rhythm or timing.... and is a fellow band member 😆 . Well, that and that one string that isn't quite in tune. Drives me nuts to the core. Great video, thanks!

@karinpon1327 3 жыл бұрын

I uh... clapped like three times through the whole thing. Quite some work to do if I ever get serious about music. Good video!

@VivinAnand 3 жыл бұрын

I wasn't sure about whether to clap to what I thought would sound good (snare/offbeats) or to the downbeats/pulses.

@wompa70 8 ай бұрын

I've always heard this song done slower with everyone clapping on just the 4. "Oh when the Saints" "Come marching in" , etc.

@stepheneefting7989 3 жыл бұрын

Man i was imagining a "1-4" clap, then the 4th one... but in a different tempo. Idk this song confused me more than a normal song would.

@harm9249 3 жыл бұрын

Holy hell, ive never drummed or did any rythym instruments, except some amateur guitar since 2018. And i was level 5, im blown away!

@Mattthetip 3 жыл бұрын

I did level 4 but with ghosted notes. So every eighth note, but 1234 are quiet and the off beats are loud. Gives a nice train rhythm feel

@dbest71 7 ай бұрын

I wondered if I was the only one doing this.

@Randomnoobi Жыл бұрын

Ayyy, Level 5! Let's go!

@ColinDyckes 3 жыл бұрын

Well, as you didn't mention playing an instrument until the end, I clapped 4 times quickly, then paused for 4 equal 'note' lengths to the claps, then repeated, then went to the backbeats. A little difficult at the speed you played it, but seemed natural. What level is that? 😀

@alwaysasn Жыл бұрын

It’s interesting. I was clapping along at what you call a level 5 with some of the embellishments. But when I try to go back to clap on the 2/4 without anything in between it felt forced and I had to actively pay more attention. But clapping on the 2/4 and just embellishing in between felt way more natural than anything, including the 1/3 and 2/4. I’m not sure why.

@wildwesley9328 2 жыл бұрын

I’d say if you’re asking me specifically to keep time I’ll do the lvl 4 but if I’m just having fun I usually riff. I grew up listening to jazz and watching my dad riff beats when we listened to music so it’s ingrained in me

@arizzle8048 Жыл бұрын

I never knew about people clapping by counting, but before the “lesson” I was clapping on the and. I guess just listening to music all my life taught me without knowing

@richardfranklin8359 3 жыл бұрын

Please tell me where you got the Leon / Natalie tee. I can't find one. Oh, I came in at the 1234 level. With thought, I like the back beat. I didn't realize it was on the"and" until you mentioned. Cheers

@thethingthatshouldnotbe3035 3 жыл бұрын

I instinctively did the 1234 but i believe thats because you told me to clap along and not strumm along lol. I can do all of the levels but i certainly wouldnt tap my foot on the off beat or the actual rythm when playing myself. I think thats why i just gravitated to doing quarter note claps.

@FantasmagoriaAhoy 5 ай бұрын

I split the difference between levels 4 and 5....like the drum into to "California Sun" by The Rivieras. But I'm not a percussionist... I'm a singer... so I learned to clap and sing at the same time and it definitely is different than if I hadn't.

@michaeladaniel7114 3 жыл бұрын

Okay, THANK YOU! I naturally clap on the back beat because I grew up in the church. But I always was afraid that I had "bad Rhythym" when we did clapping exercises in music theory lessons. No one ever explained it plain like this! Whoo! Level 4!

@malagasymaky1090 3 жыл бұрын

found myself doing straight 16ths with an emphasis on the &s. a helpful way to think of claps is as the hi-hat... which is literally a clapping cymbal. hold the pattern and add a little flair without degenerating the song structure and you will light up that campfire like fireworks in a zoo.

@kcpiranha58 Жыл бұрын

I managed to clap level 4 out of instinct I guess. I thought at first it was level 2 but something seemed off about level 2 and then when Mike started on 4 that immediately felt the same as what I tested on. I'm a very beginner guitarist so hopefully having decent rhythm will help.

@phanthomboy3 3 жыл бұрын

Haven’t picked up an instrument in a while but I clapped a 2 just because it was the easiest and “safe” clap no one would ever blast you for, but could have don’t all the way up to the 5. Not a drummer so my “and” beats are always the hardest though.

@stupidmonkey151 3 жыл бұрын

Level 4, although I've played instruments for around 12 years now so I would hope I have a decent sense of rhythm by now lol.

@TheGirlfrog Жыл бұрын

2,3,4,5. Depends in my mood😁 and not a song I grew up with.

@kzenias 3 жыл бұрын

What is the lick that you played? Also, my instinct when you say clapping is more strict to the definition, so more on the level 1-4. But if you were to ask a student who thinks like me to "tap to the song" either with their hands or feet, I think that might free up the movements and you might get better results. Simply because clapping is kinda awkward and no one really does it out of excitement, but plenty of people jam out to a song while tapping their feet or fingers or bob their heads

@zackgaming-hw9wp 3 жыл бұрын

Level 4.5 more of. I felt like adding a rythem when clapping on in-betweens but can't think fast enough to make one, though I can with a longer strip of song and a bit of thought. I'm a very amateur music composer so I'm still surprised that I was at level 4.

@drippinghere 2 жыл бұрын

For some reason I thought I was doing level 3 but it was actually level 4 (probably cuz I don't use &s when I count in my head). I also tend to do level 5 with my fingers a lot when I listen to music, to mimic drumming even tho I'm not a drummer :)

@joeyvanostrand3655 3 жыл бұрын

I've had the 'Clap" test before Negative, that God!

@putthatjellyinmybelly9698 2 жыл бұрын

Holy shit I’m a level 5! I thought I was just being extra since I have legit 0 music knowledge Dang I’ve never been so proud 😂

@suiradleinad 3 жыл бұрын

What if it took a while to get in that sense of rhythm? I did the level 4 (&’s) clap but it took a measure to establish where I want it. 🤔

@frankusyoung4198 3 жыл бұрын

Same, 1:20 gave me the hint

@paulypoobrain2929 3 жыл бұрын

I think that’s what should be done tbh, particularly for a guitarist. You were feeling it out rather than just jumping in on a beat. Your feel put you were you needed to be.

@harvesteroftone5473 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a level 4. Now I'm gonna tell everyone.

@lunchboxsniper7 3 жыл бұрын

I got level 4.5. I clapped 8th notes and accented the &'s, but I never did any sorta embellishments like you did in level 5. Probably my drum lessons as a kid kicking in

@lathropedition 3 жыл бұрын

Level 4 baby! Self taught drummer and guitarist.

@cobain_92 3 жыл бұрын

Why would clapping on the backbeat give you a higher level than normal clapping? It just feels more natural to do the 1,2,3,4 clap, doesn't it?

@TheArtofGuitar 3 жыл бұрын

Because over all these years I realize there's a difference between clapping on all the counts (1234) and just on the back beat (2,4). It's a feel thing and those who can do it seem to just get rhythms faster.

@jupiterjames-reynolds2260 3 жыл бұрын

@The-Art-of-Guitar is difference to being able to do clap a certain way and how you naturally clap. I clap naturally 1,2,3,4 which in theory is a good way to stay in time since thats how a metromome ticks. The Most common reason to clap is to count beats and stay in time and it is a hand equivelent of tapping your leg to the beat whilst playing. instantly you give a 1,2,3,4 count in showing thats how you 'should' clap to it since thats how you count to stay in time with the music. Also if you look at levels 4 and 5 you are still tapping your leg in a 1,2,3,4 count showing that thats how you are countting. I think you ahould have made the point of the video more clear from the start and let people know that the test is not to test counting but creativity of rhythms since they are both very different things and ot was not clear what the reason for clapping is other than its a clapping test. As a grade 8 bass player i find its more important to learn to count first rather than to play interesting ryhthms as that comes after. This test has been of know use to me. It tells me im 'level 2' but i can play primus stuff that features slaps, pops, and left hand ghost notes by whacking you left hand on the fretboard without hammering on(tommy the cat - bass solo) this technique uses mutiple hand for the rhythm and is very drum like. Yet you say im 'level 2'. I practice tool songs on bass lots and yet my rhythm is according to you inferior to someone who claps on the off beats.

@dsddsdd7566 3 жыл бұрын

@@TheArtofGuitar I think that being able to clap on different beats is one thing, and "go to" clap is another thing ( it's usually learned, so it differs between cultures and what kind of musical education you get ). You can have any of theese "go to" claps ( 1+3, 2+4, all counts, or on "&" ) and be able to replicate all of them easily.

@MariahGem Жыл бұрын

Level 5! But I took tap dance from Kindergarten to College, and then later dated a drummer who was amazed I "danced on the backbeat".

@jonathanhamlett8667 Жыл бұрын

Instinct went four. If the exercise went on for longer I probably would have eventually added elements of fifth level. Also curious, what level would someone who claps all the 8ths (maybe with accented &s) fall?

@JustHazardous Жыл бұрын

The worst is when your guitar player "thinks" he can lead the crowd in clapping HE CAN"T Even worse - watch the guitar players try to jump during the chorus of the song "The Middle" - I believe the description of watching live "Whack a Mole" was spot on.

@alansimpson8962 3 жыл бұрын

That was fun

@TheJerseyNinja 3 жыл бұрын

So I was clapping on the level 4 on the &, but in my head I was adding beats like you showed on the level 5 lol. I just clapped on the & and didn’t do the level 5 one because I didn’t think that was what you were looking for tbh lol

@wdrogers5 3 жыл бұрын

That's basically exactly what I did too!

@radtrashmcradical8202 3 жыл бұрын

Same

@holyraider 3 жыл бұрын

i was nervous if i had settled for a version that is to simple, until i heard what level 1 was haha. i started with lvl4 and did some impro after that^^ Its a fun little test, i will send it to my drummer and rhythm guitar player, they better not fail on this one. Would like to see something that is a bit more complicated to figure out, maybe a second version for drummers :)

@lifcharleserickson5374 3 жыл бұрын

I've been playing bass for 2 years now and I got level 4, should I have this level or should I have level 5?

@sydhamelin1265 Жыл бұрын

I absolutely agree with the 6th step, because that's accenting where you would probably accent if you were doing 16ths on a snare. Some people are saying it's overplaying, but I'm going to go the other way and say that just straight upbeat accents, with no variation, would actually be underplaying to this. And also, you did say that the step is kind of 'going extra', so kind of like a bonus round. I'd encourage drummers to, instead of clapping, play this as 16ths with both hands, and you'll see the accents he's talking about, and how they do service to the song.

@ExperimentLife 3 жыл бұрын

Good thing everyone in the comments section are masters at rhythm.

@alanstephens9320 2 жыл бұрын

I've dabbled with lessons for 5 years, learning at an upper age. Now 61, it was brought to my attention that my rhythm was off. My instructor addressed this at my last lesson. Unfortunately, I was a level 2. Steve Martin in " The Jerk" came to mind 😁

@timothyandrewausten Жыл бұрын

I was looking for an explanation on level 3: when is it appropriate to clap on all of the beats; on 1, 2, 3 & 4? I hear it quite a lot. Also, guiding an audience to clap correctly is a challenge. Gotta learn the Harry Connick Jr. trick!

@Zakk_Ross 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know how I’m supposed to know what a song calls for. I can clap on 2 and 4. I still get a little tripped up with the ands and will fall back onto the beat sometimes though

@psteeg3551 3 жыл бұрын

What does it mean to "embellish", and what exactly is the "correct" rhythm here? I guess it has something to do with feeling the beat naturally, but I cannot figure out to which rhythm(s) he was clapping in lvl 5

@glitter2431 3 жыл бұрын

I’m level 4 but when I watch concerts or music videos when they’re tapping their food I hit the opposite beat. I thought I’d be a 0-1. I don’t know what to do with this information now. I wanted to be better because I find sometimes when I’m playing guitar and singing it just feels off like I have to speed up at a point to get to the chorus

@pan_cake3006 Жыл бұрын

I was surprised to find so many comments thinking that Lv 5 was "over clapping" or whatever you wanna call it. Lv 5 was what I went to right away as it felt the most right. After finding that, I naturally wanted to embellish it in a variety of ways. So I agree with his assessment. Lv 5 sounds best amongst the basic patterns. You might not feel it yourself, but that doesn't make it wrong.

@NoahNCopeland 11 ай бұрын

I wouldn't count level 4 as the &'s, but as the 2 and 4 at a really fast tempo

@centralintelligenceagency9003 Жыл бұрын

I must be a -1 because I sat there waiting for the drums.

@stretchopotomus2385 2 жыл бұрын

I started out clapping 1,2,3,4 and settled into 2,4 after I got a feel for the piece about halfway through. So a ...shaky level 3?

@grandmabiscuits 3 жыл бұрын

this video ended up just confusing the hell out of me because to me it’s more of a question of when do *you* want me to clap rather than how i “naturally do it”. i don’t naturally clap any way except for maybe completely copying everything but i *can* clap all of these ways without a problem.

@frankrobinson8852 3 жыл бұрын

Yay! Level 4! It took years but I got there 🤣🤣🤣 I was definitely level zero when I started out 😐

@jenshagelstein7695 3 жыл бұрын

very funny, thanks a lot!

@romeyraww 3 жыл бұрын

This was dope bro! I'm Level 6 my g!!

@8rboy 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe a strange question but what is the name of that song you played? I’ve heard it so many times but I don’t know what it’s called

@hyperbiscuit2284 3 жыл бұрын

It wasn't my first instinct, but the next few times I did it on the 'e' and 'a' of the beat, or every other sixteenth note, basically going for the full punk/thrash beat

@tharealgavgav8306 2 жыл бұрын

What if i treated it as a double time shuffle feel and clapped on the back beat?

@AliceYobby 7 ай бұрын

I can always *hear* when I’m clapping on 1 & 3 but I can never *feel* it, like 2 & 4 just doesn’t come naturally to me, but hearing 1 & 3 being clapped drives me *insane* when I’m at concerts, like I cannot stand it. I tried clapping on the &s (which I can also hear, but not feel!) and it was way way harder than just counting in my head and clapping on the 2s and 4s.

@BunchOfGreyGrapes 5 ай бұрын

This test isn't even accurate. I have great rhythm and ended up being a level 2.

@leaveitorsinkit242 3 жыл бұрын

I heard jazz musicians learn to tap their feet on the 2 & 4 though, I think this is more for keeping up with faster tempos. In general, I think you’ve almost got to dance to the music in order to key in to the “wavelength”. Seems kinda Freudian if you ask me. 😂

@Bova-Fett 3 жыл бұрын

On a jazz kit you often tap your foot on the hi-hat on 2 & 4. Sometimes with a sort of rocking motion. That might be where that comes from.

@warningchimes24 3 жыл бұрын

yeah, in jazz the strong beats are 2 and 4!

@EJSjjh Жыл бұрын

I'm honestly not sure if I was level 2 or 4, I forgot if I was counting on the &s or not

@konradlesniak338 3 жыл бұрын

I did 5 but still while recording my guitar or bass are slightly ahead of the beat. To feel it and play it is little different thing.

@tjtampa214 3 жыл бұрын

Haha, I was hovering in tbe 5 range but not exactly what you were doing but very close. I like that song but it seemed super sped up. I know you had to use it to get a variety of outcomes but it was kind of a lousy one for me. I have pretty good Rhythm however.

@jfausset Жыл бұрын

Level infinity is slapping your thighs like 16th notes brushes on a snare, accented on the upbeat eighths. I think of it as the old west train chug feel.