Practice Rock Grooves 1-10, with a metronome at various tempos.

Next play along with the tracks (slow version) and begin to incorporate the groove variations and fills. Record yourself as you go.

Finally, play along with the tracks at the fast tempo, incorporating groove and fill variations.

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Goals

Record Rock grooves 1-10 (8 bars each) with a metronome at 80 bpm.

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Record one Rock play-along track at the slow tempo, with groove variations and fills.

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Record three Rock play-along tracks at the slow tempo, with groove variations and fills.

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Record one Rock play-along track at the fast tempo, with groove variations and fills.

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Record three Rock play-along tracks at the fast tempo, with groove variations and fills.