To repeat the opinion of the other pleased customers, this lesson is fantastic. Attention and creativity in the dimension of rhythm can really revitalize your playing. Tom shows how it's done.
I have been playing and teaching professionally for 25 years. In my opinion Tom's classes on the fascinating and challenging topic of rhythm are, simply put, the best. I highly, highly recommend them.
Another very happy customer here. Tom has crammed lots of information in here and a lot of it looks at concepts in a unique way. I agree with the comment about it all being fresh material. I'm looking forward to getting some of his other videos once I feel I've sufficiently absorbed some of this - it may take some time....
I can only say that everything the other two reviewers say about the series and Vol. IV in particular is true.<br /> <br /> Don't miss this great series, it's worth every penny and then some!<br />
The section on odd meters is worth the entire cost of the class and then some. Some of the MOST usable instructional material I have ever seen on playing in odd times or mixed meters. I am looking forward to working through the entire series. Really amazing material from a monster player and teacher.
I resisted the urge to buy this class(putting kids thru college is killing my disposable income)but I gave in, and I'm so glad I did. This subject is actually more of an uncharted territory than other aspects of improvising, and this class, as well as Steve Herberman's class on "Odd Meters" will open anyone's eyes to the unlimited options in rhythmic fluency. Tom is an outstanding player as well as teacher. The Part III class I found to have largely familiar information, but delivered in a unique and readily absorbable way; this one, however, is largely uncharted territory. Nothing here will be "the same old thing in a new package"; this is fresh material, clearly presented, and thoroughly notated and organized. You cannot go wrong with any of Tom's classes, but this one is unlike anything else and a fine companion for Steve's "Odd Meters" one.