Rhythm Guitar: Funk and Disco
Learn the rhythm guitar techniques behind the most influential funk, disco, and dance music.
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- Self-paced
- On the subscription
A three-minute look inside the course
Six skills you'll walk away with
Lock in a groove and keep it there
The shapes and voicings the style is built on
Play in the pocket with the rest of the band
The licks and moves that define the sound
Push and pull time so it breathes
Turn the vocabulary into your own parts
Filmed where we teach
Every lesson is shot in our NYC rooms so what you see on screen is what you’d see in the building.
The parts behind the records
Learn the guitar parts from James Brown, Fela Kuti, Herbie Hancock, Chic, Bowie, and Prince tracks, then apply the same concepts to writing rhythm parts of your own.
Who this course is for
Meet your instructor
Peter Matson
A working musician, producer, and DJ with deep roots in New York’s live and electronic music scenes. He is the founder and bandleader of Underground System, and released music on Soul Clap, Hell Yeah, Planet E, Razor-N-Tape, and Heavenly Sweetness. His performance history spans iconic venues and festivals around the world, from The Apollo Theater and Central Park SummerStage to Public Records, Nightmoves, Eurockéennes de Belfort, Fusion Festival in Germany, and Laurent Garnier’s Festival Yeah in France.
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Rhythm Guitar: Funk, Disco, and Afrobeat
