Syncopation is a musical term directly associated with rhythm. In short, syncopation is where rhythms tend to fall on and utilise the off-beat, rather than landing on the stronger on-beats. This ...

Welcome to our 1970s based funk lesson, the aim of which is to arm you with the skills you’ll need to create great ’70s-style funk parts. The first technique to examine is 16th-note strumming, which ...

James Brown made a plethora of questionable decisions over the course of his life, including his public endorsement of ...

How do you make a bass line funky? Bassist Nik West gives Arthur L.A. Buckner a lesson. What are the ingredients of a funky bass line? Arthur L.A. Buckner gets a lesson from bassist Nik West and talks ...