Description
Flams. Bill’s explanation. With cymbal, snare and toms C) With triplets and an accent on the first note RLR LRL
Commentary:
The flam triplet is also a very commonly rudiment used in rock and jazz, and sounds like this. One measure of triplets with the flat and without the flat. Flams are usually played wide apart, the slower the tempo. The slower the tempo, the wider the flam. But as the tempo gets faster, the flam becomes what we call a flat flam, and almost the two drums struck at the same time. Almost. So, it’s important to know that you either making a flam as wide as possible or what we call a double stop. Two notes exactly at the same time.
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
