Description
Exercises for left and right hand Rudiments : Simples, Doubles and Paraddidles. With sixteen notes, Sixtets and thirty second notes. A) With 4, 6 and 8 strokes RLRL B) With 4, 6 and 8 strokes RR LL C) With 4, 6 and 8 strokes RLRR LRLL
Commentary:
Second warm up exercise is maybe a little easier. Three bass of music which can be played with three different stickings. First of all, with alterned stickings. Then with two strokes each stick. One, two, three, four… And finally with paradiddles. First part, single paradiddle, second part, double paradiddle, third part, triple paradiddle.
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
