Description
Independence exercises Cymbal, snare, bass drum and hi hat, always with quarter notes How to work with this exercises A) Eight notes with the cymbal With the snare: First and second sixteen notes With the bass drum: Third and fourth sixteen notes B) Eight notes with cymbal With the snare: Second and third sixteen notes With the bass drum: First and fourth sixteen notes C) Sixteen notes with the cymbal With the snare: Third and fourth sixteen notes With the bass drum: First and second sixteen notes D) Sixteen notes with the cymbal With the snare: First and fourth sixteen notes Bass drum on second and third sixteen notes
Commentary:
This third warm up exercise brings the bass drum in to play and involves every possible combination of two strokes on the snare followed by two on the bass drum. One, two, three… And with the ride cymbal. One, two, one, two, three, four….
Polyrhythms with the key for “Triplicity”, “A, B” – 2042 – E
Polyrhythms featured in the song “Triplicity.” Demo of Bill working with the previous exercises and parts “A and B” of the song. Commentary: But let’s go back to the original figure which you remember was four notes and thr
Sixteen notes in 7/4 “B” – 2034 – E
Flams and accents Bill’s explanations Exercises for left and right hand. With accents and flams. A) Seventh notes in sixteen notes into a 7/4, with snare and toms Commentary: Perhaps, the next obvious thing to do after that would be play flams in
Sixteen notes in 7/4 “C” – 2035 – E
Displacements with sixth notes. Bill’s explanations Exercises for right and left hand. Only with accents. A) Sixth notes with accents into 7/4 time with snare and toms. Commentary: Next thing you could do, for example, is put the same rhythm into
