Rhythm Savvy
Digital · Print · C and Bass Clef
Unlock the Rhythm of Jazz. Feel the Groove & Own the Time.
In jazz, rhythm isn't just important, it's everything. Without a strong sense of time, you can't swing, you aren't grooving, and you'll struggle to sound like a good jazz player.
Available in C and Bass Clef · Digital or print · Risk-free guarantee
Most musicians practice rhythm but few actually have it in their bones.
Rhythm isn't just a "nice-to-have."
It's the heartbeat of your playing.
— Michael Lake, Music Savvy
What This Book Does
What Rhythm Savvy will do for your playing.
Not abstract exercises, but real-world musical training designed for jazz musicians.
Strengthen Your Sense of Time. Play with more groove and swing and hear the difference immediately.
Deepen Your Hearing of Rhythm. Learn the subtle rhythmic placement that makes your playing come alive.
Improve your swing feel. Rather than drilling the usual accented triplet eighths, develop the mindset and phrasing that gives your playing a real jazz feel.
Available in C and Bass Clef. Choose the edition that matches how you read. Identical content in both.
Inside the Book
What's Inside Rhythm Savvy
Metronomic Rhythm
Build a foundation by developing precise note placement over steady beats. Master the fundamental building blocks that separate the intuitive rhythmic sense of amateurs from professionals.
Groove Rhythm
Learn to create a feel and emotion within various jazz styles. Discover how subtle variations in timing create the swing that listeners respond to.
Phrase Rhythm
Master phrasing and understand how to construct the rhythm of phrases with confidence. Learn how the greats use rhythm to shape their solos and build musical stories.
Over 100 Audio Examples
Interactive exercises for play-along practice. Each exercise is carefully crafted to help you develop stronger rhythmic aspects of your playing.
Record & Reflect
Tools and techniques for self-evaluation and growth. Implement an effective practice system that accelerates your rhythmic development.
The Metronome as a Teacher
Learn to use the metronome not as a crutch, but as a musical partner — one that reveals exactly where your time lives and how to move it.
What Players Are Saying
"I am enjoying music and playing more."
I only realized that my time was beyond bad once I started with your materials, but things are starting to improve and I am enjoying the process. I feel much more solid when performing and I am enjoying music and playing more now that I have a much better sense of the pulse of time.
Ray S.
Jazz Guitar Player
Challenge Your Sense of Time
Want to test how well you lock in?
This exercise from Rhythm Savvy — called the "Maniacal Metronome" — will expose how well you hear the pulse.
The Maniacal Metronome
This unusual metronome provides predictable quarter or eighth note clicks. Play along with a metronome that keeps a steady pulse but varies the click patterns.
Over the clicks, start by tapping your finger or playing your instrument with the beginning quarter note clicks. As the clicks become less intuitive, can you hear and lock in over the steady pulse?
This is an actual exercise from the book.
Get the Book
Choose Your Instrument & Format
Rhythm Savvy is available in C and Bass Clef. Choose the edition and format that works best for you.
Select your instrument and format above, then click to go to checkout.
Buy Rhythm Savvy Risk-Free
If you don't hear your sense of time improving as you work through this book, I don't want to take your money. Contact me for a full refund — no questions, no hassle, no commitment.
And you keep the book.
Questions you might be asking yourself.
Rhythm Savvy is available in C and Bass Clef editions, suitable for piano, bass, and low brass. Both editions contain identical content; only the notation differs.
No. While the metronome is a tool used inside the book, Rhythm Savvy is about developing an internalized musical sense of time — not just mechanical time, but groove and phrasing rhythm. The goal is to make rhythm something you hear and feel deeply, not just something you count.
Rhythm Savvy is designed for players who have basic command of their instrument and want to take their time and groove to a higher level. The foundational sections work for beginner or intermediate players, while the more advanced exercises will challenge even experienced musicians.
The digital edition includes over 100 audio examples playable directly from the PDF — no separate app or download needed. Also included is an optional .zip download so you can store them locally.
Work through the exercises. If you don't hear a genuine improvement in your sense of time and groove, contact me for a full refund — no questions asked. You keep the book regardless.
The groove is already inside you.
This book helps you find it.
Rhythm Savvy gives you the tools to stop rushing, start swinging, and play with the kind of time that makes other musicians want to play with you.
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