Re: Re: Playing Beatpads (mpd, mpc etc.)

[Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com>]

On 7/22/64 11:59 AM, william middlemiss wrote:
> Drum rudiments. Post them on the wall, practice them.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Army_Triplet
>
> http://rudimentstudies.com/rudiments.htm
>
> then, combine them. write out your combinations, post them on the 
> wall, practice them.
>
> If you know notation on even a slightly percussive instrument (piano 
> would definitely qualify) then you're ahead of the game.

As a drummer, I like the rudiments but sometimes they are frustrating to 
me because they are so limited mathematically.
As an example,  the famous paradiddle  R L R R L R L L    is fascinating 
because it the present two  double stroke
rolls that when played together, force each hand to play on each side of 
the syncopation.  The double right hands
and double left hands balance each other out in this respect.

for what it's worth,  I developed these DOUBLE STROKE BALANCING 
EXERCISES to practice all of the
ways to achieve this onbeat/offbeat sensibility in a set of 8 16th notes 
(half a measure in 4/4).

They make really good exercises for pianist, percussionists and for 
guitar players (using up/down picking to substitute for
R L order)

Play them without accent at first.  Then play them with all right hands 
(or down picks) accented and then again
with all left hands accented.     Lastly,  play them each once in order 
without stopping every single day.
In a month's time you will be very used to playing on any side of the 
beat (on/beat to off/beat) with ease.

DOUBLE STROKE BALANCING EXERCISES
                  copyright 1981 Rick Walker


1)   R R l R l R l l
2)   R R l R l R R l
3)   R R l R l l R l     "ratamacue"
4)   R R l R R l R l
5)   R R l l R l R l
6)   R l l R l R l l
7)   R l l R l R R l
8)   R l l R l l R l      "tresillo"
9)   R l l R R l R l
10)  R l R R l R l l      "paradiddle"
11)  R l R R l R R l      "cinquillo"
12)  R l R R l l R l
13)  R l R l l R l l
14)  R l R l l R R l
15)  R l R l R R l l

and then five more incorporating the pickup note

16) R |: R l R l R l l R :|
17) R |: R l R l R R l R :|
18) R |: R l R l l R l R :|
19) R |: R l R R l R l R :|
20) R |: R l l R l R l R :|