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Ex. 10 Half Time Beat Pattern (Triplet feel) Welll start with the R hand playing quarter note triplets on the floor tom while playing straight quarter notes on the hi-hat with the L hand, Together these rhythms form a 3:2 poly rhythm that begins on counts | and 3. On the Sth measure welll establish the half-time pulse by maneuvering the R hand from the floor tom to the snare drum on count 3 of every measure. The "double drop" patter is created by adding 2 sixteenth note triplet bass drums between each of the R hand (floor tom/snare drum) strokes. Once this pattern has been developed, vary its length from 4 bars, to 2 bars, to 1 bar, while alternating it with a straight eighth note triplet double bass pattern. 2 ao 28 sos 3s 130-180 2 [ Half Time Beat/Fill Patterns (Triplet feel) 2 os a a> _ 3 > 53> _ 3 — Ex. 11 Common Time Beat Pattern (Triplet feel) ‘Again well apply the 3:2 poly rhythm between the R and L hand. We'll play quarter notes on the hi-hat with the L hand as we shift the floor tom pattern so that the polyrhythmic phrase begins on counts 2 and 4. On the Sth measure we'll establish the common-time pulse by maneuvering the R hand from the floor tom to the snare drum on counts 2 and 4 of every measure. The "double drop" pattern is created by adding 2 sixteenth note triplet bass drums between each of the R hand (floor tom/snare drum) strokes. Once this pattern has been developed, vary its length Prato from 4 bars, to 2 bars, to 1 bar, while alternating it with a straight eighth note triplet double bass pattern. 38 3 8 sos sg sg ss Common Time Beat/Fill Patterns (Triplet feel) = ss ss 3 >

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