DYNAMICS FOR DRUMS
(Accents)
by Hans Cleuver (from - Netherlands)
Get your sticks for a little introduction to the
drum course in dynamics. We show you several
examples in accents:
groups of one, two, three or four single accents. The groups are always
separated by two beats in between. The several ways to play mentioned in
one table:
1 om 1 2 om 1 3 om 1 4 om 1
1 om 2 2 om 2 3 om 2 4 om 2
1 om 3 2 om 3 3 om 3 4 om 3
1 om 4 2 om 4 3 om 4 4 om 4
Explanation:
An example: "2 om 2" means `play groups of two single accents and repeat
this within one or two bars'.
Another example: "4 om 3" means `first play a group of four and than a
group of three single accents, and repeat this within one or two bars'.
General exercises 1, 2, 3, 4, Example A: these exercises are valid for
all variations mentioned in the table. Each of the exercises must be played
with four different starting points.
starting point 1: 1tnt (table example 3 om 2)
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starting point 2: 1tnt (with table example 1 om 2)
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starting point 3: 4tnt, of the bar before
(with table example 3 om 3)
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starting point 4: 4tnt, of the bar before
(with table example 4 om 2)
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Watch it: all excercises must be played for one bar. Once you are in
control of that, play all exercises once again, but for two bars each. Play
your Hi-Hat, if possible, in quarter notes.
Excercise A, Example A: Play sixtheenths on Snare Drum as RLRLRL
etc., and use the table accents. Just as has been used in the sound
examples.
For more accent studies,try
|| BASIC ACCENT STUDIES # 1 ||
|| MORE ACCENT STUDIES # 2 ||
MORE ACCENT STUDIES # 3 ||
|| MORE ACCENT STUDIES # 4 ||
Also try COMBOS
and check out "Funky Butt".
Exercise B: Play sixteenths on Snare Drum once more, very softly.
Now, add the accents (those from the table) on Bass Drum. Again from the
starting points. have a look at example B, in which the combination 3 om 1
has been used, with starting point 1tnt.
Example B

Exercise C: Play sixteenths on Hi-Hat as RLRLRL etc., with the Snare
Drum played on 2 and 4. Play accented notes on the Bass Drum. Example C is
combination 2 om 4, started at 4tnt.
Example C

Example D: All accented notes of the right hand are being played on
Floor Tom and Snare Drum; always start at the Floor Tom. All accents of the
left hand are being played on Snare Drum and High Tom; always start at the
Snare. All the non-accented notes are being played on Snare Drum.
Have a look at example D, with combination 3 om 3, started at 1tnt.
Example D

Example E: Use the system of exercise D again, but replace the
sixtheenth note (the one which is played before the left hand accent) by
Bass Drum plus Floor Tom; so these are 32's. Have a look at example E, with
combination 2 om 2, starting at 4tnt.
Example E
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