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| Subject: | RE: [RESOGUIT-L] Learning 16th notes | | Date: | Tuesday, January 29, 2008 12:28:59 (-0800) | | From: | Pete Grant <pete @.........com>
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Good question, Sean. Here's my take.
Using '1e &a, 2e &a', while technically correct, is awkward to say.
Use '1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &' instead.
For accents, say those louder.
A regular measure would be:
ONE and two and THREE and four and
The most common roll pattern would be:
ONE and two AND three and FOUR and
Want a little more complexity? Do 'Three Against Four':
ONE and two AND three and FOUR and
one AND two and THREE and four AND
one and TWO and three AND four and
Three Against Four can stated more simply as:
ONE two three FOUR one two THREE four one TWO three four
Here's what everyone can do to refine their rhythmic awareness and skill:
We'll be dealing here with levels of precision that a simple mechanical
metronome is incapable of, so get an electronic metronome. Set it somewhere
between 60 and 80. At first, just listen to the beat with the intention of
creating a perfect duplicate of the beat when you clap. Then, clap with it.
You're only 'in the pocket' if the beat appears to disappear because you're
relaxed, focused, and have chosen the same tempo as the metronome. When you get
off the beat, work on getting back on it without stopping. When you're
comfortable with the medium tempo you started with, go one click faster, and one
click slower, and keep repeating that process, until you can do a wide range of
tempos effortlessly.
Pete, in Auburn, California, where it's snowing, enough to build a snowfrog
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