Sounds like a ridiculous thing to teach right? well I just wanna make sure you get it right...

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Checklist

∆ Better to tap your left foot (for a right handed player).
∆ You can also just tap your toes inside your shoes to do it more inconspicuously
∆ Try and get into the habit of tapping your foot when you listen to music.
∆ Some people nod their head instead, I sometimes step side to side... just get in the groove, man!

Exercise
Work on tapping along with a metronome (covered in the last lesson). Just start at 60bpm and try and get your foot tapping and do a down strum along with the metronome click. Really start to feel the timing in you. Try and develop your "inner metronome". I know it sounds a little silly but it really is important.

A Good Habit
For anyone that is having timing issues I always recommend getting into the habit of tapping your foot along to music all the time. Whenever you hear music train your foot to start tapping along. It doesn't take long (well maybe a month or two) for it to become habit, and many students report excellent results and the feeling that their foot is tapping along to a metronome, a recording, or their own playing subconsciously - which is exactly what you want. It's almost like you have to build a little subroutine in your brain that keeps going even though you can think about something else!

So now it's time to get playing some tunes in BC-127 • Easy Songs For Stage 2

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