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            Title: 1/4 Note Beat Studies  - Focus on 16th Notes on Bass Drum  #1

                    Recommended For: Beginners, Intermediate revision
                   
                                  Time Signature: 4/4

                                   By: Kevin Picone

                                  Date: 6th,Sep,2000

                              Email: picone@giant.net.au

                          URL: www.thedrummachine.50megs.com

                Copyright: (c) Kevin Picone 2000, All Rights Reserved.

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Intro:

   
   The following exercises apply quarter notes to the drum kit. During this lesson we're
 going to keep the Hi Hat and Snare Parts fixed, This lets us FOCUS on our 16th note bass
 drum definition in this feel. 


   Well that's about it really, there's not much else to say...  So enjoy...




 Aim #1:  First, Get comfortable playing each rhythm through once. Try it with and without
         the counting.  Once your comfortable, then try playing it twice, three, four 
         times through (or more) without stopping. 


 Aim #2:  Try for a range of tempos. Start out slow & openly (around 70/80 bpm's), then
         Medium (100bpm) and fast up to (120/130 bpm's or higher). The objective is make
         all the notes sound even, at any useful tempo.   



 Aim #3:  Try playing each line of exercises without stopping.  Make the transitions
         between rhythms as smooth and seamless as possible.  Once you feel comfortable,
         try combining 2 lines, 3 lines etc etc.  Until you can go through the entire
         lesson.  To take this another step further, you can try playing the exercises
         randomly, this will help your reading and visualization skills greatly.




 Exercise
 

              #1                   #2                      #3

      Count:     1   2   3   4          1   2   3  a4            1   2 + 3  a4     
      HighH:     x   x   x   x          x   x   x   x            x   x   x   x
      Snare:         o       o              o       o                o       o    
      BassD:     o       o              o       o  o             o     o o  o   



              #4                   #5                      #6

      Count:     1  a2   3  a4          1  a2   3 + 4            1  a2   3   4 +     
      HighH:     x   x   x   x          x   x   x   x            x   x   x   x
      Snare:         o       o              o       o                o       o    
      BassD:     o  o    o  o           o  o    o o              o  o    o     o




              #7                   #8                      #9

      Count:     1  a2 + 3   4          1  a2 + 3 + 4            1  a2  a3 + 4     
      HighH:     x   x   x   x          x   x   x   x            x   x   x   x
      Snare:         o       o              o       o                o       o    
      BassD:     o  o  o o              o  o  o   o              o  o   o  o   



 
              #10                  #11                     #12

      Count:     1   2e  3   4          1   2e  3   4            1   2e  3  a4 +     
      HighH:     x   x   x   x          x   x   x   x            x   x   x   x
      Snare:         o       o              o       o                o       o    
      BassD:     o    o  o              o    o  o                o    o  o  o  o




              #13                  #14                     #15

      Count:     1 + 2e  3  a4          1 + 2e  3 + 4            1 + 2e a3 + 4     
      HighH:     x   x   x   x          x   x   x   x            x   x   x   x
      Snare:         o       o              o       o                o       o    
      BassD:     o o  o  o  o           o o  o    o              o o  o o  o   




              #16                  #17                     #18

      Count:     1  a2e  3   4          1  a2e  3 + 4 +          1  a2e  3e  4 +     
      HighH:     x   x   x   x          x   x   x   x            x   x   x   x
      Snare:         o       o              o       o                o       o    
      BassD:     o  o o  o              o  o o    o   o          o  o o   o    o   




              #19                  #20                     #21

      Count:     1  a2e  3  a4e         1 + 2   3 + 4  a         1 + 2 + 3e  4e    
      HighH:     x   x   x   x          x   x   x   x            x   x   x   x
      Snare:         o       o              o       o                o       o    
      BassD:     o  o o  o  o o           o  o    o    o           o   o  o   o 




              #22                  #23                     #24

      Count:     1 + 2 + 3e a4 +        1e  2 + 3e a4            1e  2   3  a4 +    
      HighH:     x   x   x   x          x   x   x   x            x   x   x   x
      Snare:         o       o              o       o                o       o    
      BassD:       o   o  o o  o         o    o  o o              o   o o   o  o 




              #25                  #26                     #27

      Count:     1 + 2e a3 + 4e         1 + 2  a3e  4            1  a2  a3  a4 +     
      HighH:     x   x   x   x          x   x   x   x            x   x   x   x
      Snare:         o       o              o       o                o       o    
      BassD:       o  o o  o  O           o    o o               o  o   o   o  o  





              #28                  #29                     #30

      Count:     1  a2  a3e a4 +        1 + 2e a3e a4            1e a2e a3e a4e a     
      HighH:     x   x   x   x          x   x   x   x            x   x   x   x
      Snare:         o       o              o       o                o       o    
      BassD:     o  o   o o o  o        o o  o o o o              o o o o o o o o




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