0:00:12 > 0:00:16All right. We're ready to jam. So here's our version of We Are.
0:00:40 > 0:00:43# We are meant to be strong
0:00:43 > 0:00:46# It's what we've always been told
0:00:46 > 0:00:50# We've got to hold our head high
0:00:50 > 0:00:53# And we go on, we go on, we go
0:00:53 > 0:00:56# But as the days change
0:00:56 > 0:00:59# We all got to be our brightest
0:00:59 > 0:01:03# Cannot stay the same
0:01:03 > 0:01:06# We are, we are, we are The stars above
0:01:06 > 0:01:09# We can, we can, we can light the sky
0:01:09 > 0:01:13# We all, we all, we all have the spark inside
0:01:13 > 0:01:17# So let it all out
0:01:17 > 0:01:20# We'll rise up from the ashes
0:01:20 > 0:01:23# A thousand times
0:01:23 > 0:01:27# To reach the way back home
0:01:33 > 0:01:36# There's a price that we pay
0:01:36 > 0:01:40# If our dreams are forgotten
0:01:40 > 0:01:43# But I can't close these eyes
0:01:43 > 0:01:46# Now I know, now I know, now I know
0:01:46 > 0:01:49# But as the days change
0:01:49 > 0:01:53# We all got to be our brightest
0:01:53 > 0:01:57# Cannot stay the same
0:01:57 > 0:02:00# We are, we are, we are the stars above
0:02:00 > 0:02:04# We can, we can, we can light the sky
0:02:04 > 0:02:07# We all, we all, we all have the spark inside
0:02:07 > 0:02:10# So let it all out
0:02:10 > 0:02:14# We'll rise up from the ashes
0:02:14 > 0:02:17# A thousand times
0:02:17 > 0:02:21# To lead the way back home. #
0:02:30 > 0:02:32- Hello.- Hey, guys.
0:02:32 > 0:02:36We are here today and we are going to talk about We Are and...
0:02:36 > 0:02:39We're going to talk about rhythms and tempo
0:02:39 > 0:02:42and just how to stay in the pocket or in the groove.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44One key thing for rhythm
0:02:44 > 0:02:48is picking a tempo that fits your song -
0:02:48 > 0:02:53and most songs are, in pop music, anyway, are in four-four time.
0:02:53 > 0:02:54So we're in counts of four.
0:02:54 > 0:02:59So it's one, two, three, four. One, two, three, four.
0:02:59 > 0:03:00- For this tempo, anyway.- Yeah.
0:03:00 > 0:03:05And you want to make sure to stay in that steady one, two, three, four,
0:03:05 > 0:03:08because it's important to not speed up or slow down at all.
0:03:08 > 0:03:10If you have a metronome at home,
0:03:10 > 0:03:12that's something that can really help you
0:03:12 > 0:03:14- with staying in that steady tempo. - Totally.
0:03:14 > 0:03:16Another thing that helps me is relaxing my shoulders
0:03:16 > 0:03:19and just making sure I'm not nervous.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Because that usually adds to speeding up.
0:03:23 > 0:03:26I know it is way harder to say don't be nervous to yourself
0:03:26 > 0:03:30- than actually not being nervous, but it takes practice.- Mm-hm.
0:03:30 > 0:03:31Yeah, practice is important
0:03:31 > 0:03:33because when you're playing with other people,
0:03:33 > 0:03:35sometimes they'll be playing different rhythms
0:03:35 > 0:03:38than you are, so it's important to really practice your rhythms
0:03:38 > 0:03:39and get them down that way.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42It's not as easy to be distracted by what other people are doing.
0:03:42 > 0:03:44Totally. Totally.
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- So, let's play with the guitar here. - All right.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Show the people how it's done.
0:03:53 > 0:03:54I'm going to add some shaker
0:03:54 > 0:03:57and just sort of try to match the rhythm that he's doing.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07One, two, three, four. One, two, three, four.
0:04:07 > 0:04:09One, two, three, four.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11One, two, three, four.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Nice.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22So, in the song We Are, when we were jamming it out earlier,
0:04:22 > 0:04:25we kind of just started the song just based off of a rhythm.
0:04:25 > 0:04:28Mm-hm. And it's a good way to switch up songs.
0:04:28 > 0:04:29If you're doing a cover of something,
0:04:29 > 0:04:33- a cool way to mess around with it is switch up the rhythm.- Mm-hm.
0:04:33 > 0:04:36- Thanks for listening.- Thanks for listening. See you guys later.
0:04:36 > 0:04:37Peace.