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September 01, 2009, 09:41:42 AM Last Edit: January 26, 2015, 08:34:50 PM by kevin
 FREE DRUM LESSON - 3/16  5/16  & 7/16 Cycles

  The following are some examples of 3, 5  & 7 (16th) note groupings layer upon common time.   The groupings have some rests to make them a bit more interesting,  but really it's pretty straight forward.

  The 3 feel is based on the RRL sticking, except we're removing the L strokes.   So we get RR-RR-    

  The 5 feel is based on  RLRRL sticking.  When we remove the Left we get R-RR-    
 
  The 7 feel is based on  RLRLRRL sticking.  When we remove the L we get R-R-RR-

  To get a sense of the patterns,  separate your hands onto two distantly different surfaces.    Then play the pattern split (with both hands) ,  after a little while you should start to hear the right hard part.    If you can, try remove the left hand.  

   Once you've sense of the pattern, then try and get the kick/snare parts in.
 
   

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 3 Feel
 ======

        3/4

Count:| 1e a2 +a3e+  | 1e a2 +a3e+  |
   Hh:| xx-xx-xx-xx- | xx-xx-xx-xx- |
  SnD:| ----o------- | o-------o--- |
  BD1:| o-------o--- | ----o------- |





 5 feel
 ======

        5/4

Count:| 1 +a2e a3 + 4e a5e+  | 1 +a2e a3 + 4e a5e+  |
   Hh:| x-xx-x-xx-x-xx-x-xx- | x-xx-x-xx-x-xx-x-xx- |
  SnD:| ----o-------o------- | o-------o-------o--- |
  BD1:| o-------o-------o--- | ----o-------o------- |





 7 feel
 ======

        7/4

Count:| 1 + 2e a3e a4 + 5 +a6e a7e+  | 1 + 2e a3e a4 + 5 +a6e a7e+  |
   Hh:| x-x-xx-x-x-xx-x-x-xx-x-x-xx- | x-x-xx-x-x-xx-x-x-xx-x-x-xx- |
  SnD:| ----o-------o-------o------- | o-------o-------o-------o--- |
  BD1:| o-------o-------o-------o--- | ----o-------o-------o------- |




 Cut & Paste into DTAB to hear the examples

kevin

#1
December 31, 2009, 12:19:10 PM Last Edit: January 26, 2015, 08:35:40 PM by kevin
 FREE DRUM LESSON - 5/16th grooves

   The following grooves are created from the groupings of five 16th notes spread over a bar of 4/4 time.  Since the main building blocks are groups of 5, and a bar of 4/4 contains sixteen 16th notes in a bar, then our groups aren't going to fit perfectly.   So there's the last repeat we'll be adding some make up strokes.


 This groove is created from the following 5,5,6 groupings split between the hi hat and snare.

 5=  RLRRL
 6=  RLRRLL

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 Goo
 ===

Count:| 1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a |
   Hh:| x-xx-x-xx-x-xx-- |
  SnD:| -g--o-o--o-o--oo |
  BD1:| o---o---o---o--- |





 This groove is created from the following groupings 5,5,6

 5=  RLRLL
 6=  RLRRLL


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Count:| 1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a |
   Hh:| x-x--x-x--x-xx-- |
  SnD:| -g-gg-o-gg-o--gg |
  BD1:| o---o---o---o--- |



 This groove is created from the following groupings 5,5,6

 5=  RRLRL
 6=  RLRRLL


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Count:| 1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a |
   Hh:| xx-x-xx-x-x-xx-- |
  SnD:| --g-g--g-o-g--oo |
  BD1:| o---o---o---o--- |




 This groove is created from the following groupings 5,5,6

 5=  RLLRL
 6=  RLRRLL

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Count:| 1e+a2e+a3e+a4e+a |
   Hh:| x--x-x--x-x-xx-- |
  SnD:| -gg-g-gg-g-o--oo |
  BD1:| o---o---o---o--- |




 This one is based on 5,5,5,1  groupings .  Can you see it ? - This one is perhaps a little less obivous than the others.  The 5 pattern has a unison stroke in it and the 5th note is rested.

 

T= together
R= Right
L  = Left
-  =  rest

5 note grouping
 
TLRL-    (Together, Left, Right, Left , Rest)

1 note grouping
L

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Count:| 1e+a2e+a3 +a4e a |
   Hh:| x-x--x-x--x-x--- |
  SnD:| gg-o-gg-o-gg-o-g |
  BD1:| o---o---o---o--o |




kevin

#2
June 25, 2011, 05:18:21 PM

Snare Drum / How to do a Buzz Roll / Press Roll



kevin

#3
June 30, 2011, 05:51:30 PM

  Drum Lesson - Improving hand to hand strength and coordination


    For a drummer, learning to play off either hand is well worth the effort.  A simple exercise is to play 1/16th notes (slowly) in various permutations.  Starting with the right and left hand.  Which can be lot harder than it sounds, in particular if it's something you've never really done before. 
 

   So the idea we have some fixed music (like bellow), where the only thing we're altering is the sticking.  Once comfortable, we can start moving it around the kit.

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SN|oooooooooooooooo|
BD|o---o---o---o---|

Hand patterns

  #1  RLRLRLRLRLRLRLRL     
  #2  LRLRLRLRLRLRLRLR
  #3  RRLLRRLLRRLLRRLL
  #4  LLRRLLRRLLRRLLRR

  #5  RRRRLLLLRRRRLLLL
  #6  LLLLRRRRLLLLRRRR
  #7  RRRRRRRRLLLLLLLL
  #8  LLLLLLLLRRRRRRRR
  #9  RRRLLLRRLLLRRRLL
  #10 LLLRRRLLRRRLLLRR
  #11 RRRLLLRRRLLLRRLL
  #12 LLLRRRLLLRRRLLRR




Have fun..

kevin

#4
September 28, 2013, 06:56:24 PM Last Edit: November 09, 2013, 08:16:43 PM by kevin
 Modern Drummer From the November 2013 Issue
Jazz Drummer's Workshop
Approaching Standards, Part 2: Melody and Form
by Steve Fidyk

 




  Jazz Drummer's Workshop: Stick Control Revisited, Part 3 (From the December 2013 Issue) 

 

kevin

#5
September 30, 2013, 06:30:23 PM

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#6
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#7
November 15, 2013, 06:33:59 PM
  Wally Schnalle: Four-Over-Three Fills

    By Wally Schnalle
    Originally published in the October 2013 issue of DRUM! Magazine


kevin

#8
December 21, 2013, 05:52:05 AM Last Edit: December 21, 2013, 06:05:43 AM by kevin

kevin

#9
December 31, 2013, 06:11:45 AM Last Edit: June 15, 2023, 08:33:26 AM by kevin
Removed dead links

kevin

#10
January 03, 2014, 11:05:30 PM Last Edit: January 05, 2014, 10:36:58 PM by kevin
Hands over feet - 4 Note Grouping Example   (RLFF)



Hands over feet - 6 Note Grouping Example  (RLRLFF)



Hands over feet - 8 Note Grouping Example  (RLRLRLFF)




kevin

#11
September 03, 2014, 01:46:15 AM

Drumset Lessons with John X: Jazz Triplet Fill Concepts
In this lesson, John X demonstrates how to play alternate triplets between your left hand and bass drum, while playing a jazz ride cymbal pattern with your ride




kevin

#12
November 04, 2014, 05:59:43 PM Last Edit: November 04, 2014, 06:01:31 PM by kevin
Drum Lesson - Groove Breakdown with Jay Fenichel - YYZ by Rush - Part



kevin

#13
January 26, 2015, 08:32:18 PM

Drum Lesson - Playing in 5

  The following exercises are written in 10/8 even though I generally play them as quintuplets inn  4/4.    The core idea is behind this is to try and make 5 sound even.  So the primary accents on the bass drum and snare are falling on where the quarter notes would be in 4/4.    Gives an interesting effect moving between a regular 1/8 note driven bar of common time then moving into a quintuplet feel.     


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      Song: Exercises in 5
    Artist: Kevin Picone
     Tempo: 100
      Date: 1/27/2015



  Basic Feel
  ==========

         10/8
                              | ======== 3x ======== |
    Hh:| x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- | x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- |
   SnD:| -----o---------o---- | -----o---------o---- |
   BD1:| o---------o--------- | o---------o--------- |



  4 note grouping XXX-
  =====================

       | ======== 4x ======== |
    Hh:| xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx- |
   SnD:| -----o---------o---- |
   BD1:| o---------o--------- |



  3 note grouping XX-
  ===================

         15/8
                                        | ============= 3x ============= |
    Hh:| xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx- | xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx-xx- |
   SnD:| -----o---------o---------o---- | -----o---------o---------o---- |
   BD1:| o---------o---------o--------- | o---------o---------o--------- |



  Mixture #1 - With Bass Drum  Accents
  ====================================

         10/8

    Hh:| xx-xx-xx-xx-x-x-x-x- | xx-xx-xx-xx-x-x-x-x- | xx-xx-xx-xx-x-x-x-x- |
   SnD:| -----o---------o---- | -----o---------o---- | -----o---------o---- |
   BD1:| o-o-----o-o--------o | o-------o-o---o---o- | o--o-----oo-oo-----o |


    Hh:| xx-xx-xx-xx-x-x-x-x- |
   SnD:| -----o---------o---- |
   BD1:| o---o---o-o---o-o--- |



  Mixture #2
  ==========

       | ======== 4x ======== |
    Hh:| xx-xx-xx-xx-x-x-x-O- |
   SnD:| -----O---------O-o-- |
   BD1:| o-o-----o---o-o----o |



  Bass Drum Variations
  ====================

    Hh:| x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- | x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- | x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- |
   SnD:| -----o---------o---- | -----o---------o---- | -----o---------o---- |
   BD1:| o---------o--------- | o-o-----o-o--------- | o-------o-o---o----- |


    Hh:| x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x- |
   SnD:| -----o---------o---- |
   BD1:| o---o---o---o---o--- |






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kevin

#14
July 03, 2016, 10:51:32 AM Last Edit: July 03, 2016, 10:53:42 AM by kevin

   Drum Lesson - 8th note Tom Ping Pong melody for new drummers

  This short drum pattern is for the long boring sunday afteroons.   The lesson looks at the idea of playing a simple melody with the lead hand (in my case the right hand) between the floor tom, rack tom , snare and back to the rack tom.  So the pattern is ping ponging back and forward between.

 Initially we start with the basis 8th note versions, then move onto adding 1/16th notes on the left hand then sextuplets.    

The sextuplet sticking is (right handed)

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Count: 1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
Stick: RLLRLLRLLRLLRLLRLL  






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