Description
Flams. All around the Drum Kit. Snare, toms, bass drum and cymbal How to work with flams A) Triplets without flam RLR LRL B) Triplets with a flam on the first note RLR LRL C) Triplets with a flam on the second note RRL LLR D) Triplets with a flam on the third note 3ª Flam RLR LRL
Commentary:
Here is a series of exercises on flams some of which put the flam in quiet difficult and interesting, I hope, places. First of all, exercise number one. Same exercise a little faster, or variations on it.
Sixteen notes in 7/4 “D” – 2036 – E
Displacements with sixth notes. Bill’s explanations Exercises for right and left hand. Only with accents B) Sixth notes with accents Fills of 32 notes into a 7/4 with snare and toms. Commentary: Perhaps the next thing it would come to mind is use
Sixteen notes and fills in 7/4 “F” – 2037 – E
Displacements with sixth notes. Bill’s explanations Exercises for right and left hand. Only with accents C) Sixth notes with accents Fills of 32 notes into a 7/4 with snare and toms Commentary: Perhaps we do five strokes notes in between or join t
Demonstration: B’Bom, King of Crimson (Thrak) – 2038 – E
Thrak (King Crimson). Bill’s comments and explanations playing all around the drum kit Commentary: Just to complete this section, now I’ll try to improvise with those embellishments or play through starting from the master rhythm to make it
