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Independence exercises Snare, cymbal, bass drum and hi hat, always with quarters Amalgam beats in 5/8 and 5/4 How to work with this exercises A) Eight notes with the cymbal Two sixteen notes with the snare and with displacements Three sixteen notes with the bass drum and with displacements B) Eight notes with the cymbal in swing concept Two sixteen notes with the snare and with displacements Three sixteen notes with the bass drum and with displacements
Commentary:
The fourth and last warm up exercise for you is one that involves two notes on the snare and three on the bass drum. Note also the different between flat sixteenth notes and the dotted sixteenth (swing) notes. The flat goes like that and the dotted one dances more. Flat. Dotted
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
Sixteen notes accents in 7/8 – 2039 – E
Triplicity (Earthworks). Bill’s comments and explanations playing all around the drum kit Commentary: I’d just like to explain about a tune on the new Earthworks CD entitled Triplicity. Often as a drummer-composer, I start with a rhythm I li
