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               Title: Groove Ideas using a fixed 4 note grouping - Studies #2 

                          Recommended For: Intermediate, Advanced

                                 Time Signature: 4/4 

                                   By: Kevin Picone

                                Date: 20th, July, 2000

                              Email: picone@giant.net.au

                          URL: www.thedrummachine.50megs.com

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

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 Intro:


   In this follow up to my first lesson on this topic, we are going to introduce the
 toms, and take a more rhythmic or fill approach with this idea.



 Recap:


  The idea behind this study is very simple, we are going to play a fixed pattern
 of 4 notes, and explore some the rhythm / groove possibilities we can create. For this
 study we'll focus on 16th note combinations. 


  The pattern we'll use is this, RLRF  (RIGHT hand, LEFT hand, RIGHT hand, FOOT)


  Here's the Basic Pattern in tab:



                       Count:   1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
                    Sticking:   r l r   r l r   r l r   r l r  
 
                       Snare:   o o o   o o o   o o o   o o o
                   Bass Drum:         o       o       o       o



   This can be a very enlightening yet frustrating study, as it's deceptively simple
 in nature. If you are tenacious, you'll notice the benefits that come from applying this
 concept to any pattern, or collection of patterns. The possibilities are endless. Don't
 be afraid to add dynamic's, or introduce more Tom's for added colour. 




Aim #1: Get comfortable playing each rhythm once, with & without the counting, when
        you can do this, try playing it 2,3,4 times through or more without stopping. 


Aim #2: Try for a range of tempos, Start out slowly (around 70 / 80 bpm's) then medium
        (100bpm) and fast up to (120/130 bpm's or higher). The objective is make each
        note clean and evenly spaced. 


Aim #3: Try playing each line of exercises without stopping, keeping it evenly spaced
        the entire time. Next, Try 2 lines, then 3 lines and ultimately the entire
        lesson from top to bottom. To take this another step further, you can try
        playing the exercises randomly, this will help your reading and visualization
        skills greatly.




               Please Note: "HTom" ='s High Tom and "FTom" ='s Floor Tom   

              Also: For notes on the Tom Lines a i've used a "*" character



 Exercise
 
      #1                                     #2                 

 Count:  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a         1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
         
 HighH:  x x x     x x   x x x     x x           x x x     x x   x x x     x  
  HTom:                                                                      *
 Snane:          o               o                       o               o  
BDrums:        o       o       o       o               o       o       o       o  





 Exercise
 
      #3                                     #4                 

 Count:  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a         1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
         
 HighH:  x x x     x x   x   x     x             x x       x x   x   x     x 
  HTom:                              *               *                       *
 Snane:          o         o     o                       o         o     o  
BDrums:        o       o       o       o               o       o       o       o  






 Exercise
 
      #5                                     #6                 

 Count:  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a         1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
         
 HighH:  x x x     x x   x x       x             x x x     x x   x         x  
  HTom:                      *       *                               *       o
 Snane:          o               o                       o         o     o  
BDrums:        o       o       o       o               o       o       o       o  




 Exercise
 
      #7                                     #8                 

 Count:  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a         1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
                                                         >         >         >
 HighH:  x x       x     x         x             x         x x   x   x   x x  
  HTom:      *       *       *       *                                       o
 Snane:          o         o     o                 o o   o         o        
BDrums:        o       o       o       o               o       o       o       o  




 Exercise
 
      #9                                     #10                 

 Count:  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a         1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
         
 HighH:                                            x       x x   x          
  HTom:      *     *         *                           *           *     *  
 Snane:    o     o         o     o o o                             o     o  
  FTom:  *           *   *                       *   *                       *
BDrums:        o       o       o       o               o       o       o       o  




 Exercise
 
      #11                                    #12                 

 Count:  1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a         1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
         
 HighH:                                                  x       
  HTom:          * * *   *         *                               *       *
 Snane:  o o o             o     o               o o o     o o   o       o  
  FTom:                      *       *                               *       *
BDrums:        o       o       o       o               o       o       o       o  




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                (c) copyright 2000, By Kevin Picone, All Rights reserved.

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                          Http://www.thedrummachine.50megs.com

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