In this lesson I have detailed 5 "things" that will help you develop a better and more effective practice routine. Let me know if you have any questions.  

For this lesson, we will dig into the specifics of how and what to practice to develop that deep head-bopping groove.  

In this lesson we will work on answering the question, what motivates you?

Let's start by understanding exactly what it means to be motivated.  When I think of motivation I think of reason to do something. "a reason or reasons to act in a certain way." "stimulate interest or enthusiasm for doing something." 

Just play the first ideas that come to you with the PlayAlong track. 

In this lesson, you will be documenting what you have worked on in the previous steps.  

The goal of this lesson is to practice being able to hear and perform duple and triple time feels. 

Develop a different 4-8 bar pattern/ostinato that does not change. 

In this lesson, we will add a setup/fill to the patterns.  

In this lesson, you will be working on the previous steps but adding dynamics.  

Like in the second lesson you are just going to play and record. 

This lesson is more of a timing, pulse test.  Can you keep time when the band, backing track or metronome drops out?  

This lesson is we are working on the Second Line Groove.  Check the attached tune, "Pack a Lunch."  

The key to the James Brown funk groove lies on the emphasis of the first beat of the phrase.