In this lesson, we will take the 7-beat patterns from pages 30-33 of Steps Beyond and apply the following rules:
- Rests are interpreted as unaccented/ghost notes.
- Notes are interpreted as accents
Then we take that result and practice it over different subdivisions including:
- Subdivisions of 4 (8th notes, 16th notes).
- Subdivisions of 3 (8th note triplets, 16th note triplets).
- Advanced subdivisions (such as quintuplets if you’re feeling brave!)
This pattern can then be voiced around the kit as well as played within the context of different styles (rock, hip-hop, jazz, swing, shuffle brazilian, cuban etc). In the video, Rich is playing his ideas in various styles in 4/4 time. But feel free to explore other time signatures including 3/4, 7/8, 6/8 and 5/4.
In the video, Rich explores different ideas based on exercises 19, 42, 74, 79 from pages 30-33 of Steps Beyond.
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