Sc Details of the Swviss Basle Style of Drumming | iy Allen C. Benson NEW REVISED EDITION= name nnn nn ee CONTENTS Notation for the right and left hands... .. The Flam oe ee eee eee eee The Swiss Amy Triplet... 2... 211! The Triplet from Hand to Hand... 1... Bxereises utilizing the single stroke and Flam. The Swiss Tapflams ee ye. ee ee amet Stroke tage) istete te tat setae sete The Swiss Rolls Roll classifications... 2... , The Single 3-Stroke Roll... 1. ‘The Flanned 3-Stroke Roll. |... ‘The 9-Stroke Roll from Hand to Hand. The 5-Stroke Roll from lland to Hand. Observations on the 3-Stroke Roll. . | The Flanmed 5- and 9-Stroke Rolls... . | | The Flamed 5-, 7, 9-, l=, 13-, 15~, and 17-Stroke,Rolle The Sinrle 5-, and 9-Stroke Rolls... ....... The Single 5-, 7-, 9-, and 11-Stroke Rolls... 1... The 13-, 15-, and 17-Stroke Rolls from Hand'to Hand. | | The Ratafla The Ratafla played from Hand to Wands... ee be ee ee he Ratafla preceded ty a Flanmed 5-Stroke Roll.» 2222202 dp The Ni11-Stroke The Single Mill (first kind)... .... 0004 ceed tats The Single Mill (secon kind). Dt heer DB The Half-Raff, oe tle teen GB The Mill with 3-Stroke Roll. Tt sees B The Flamed Mill with variations |). 11! tee. DB ‘The Pataflafla-strace Fataflafle-Stroke in a triplet rhytha... 2... 0.0... 004 The basic Pataflafla-stroke. .... 0 III The Pataflafla-Stroke preceded by a right Flan... 112117 The Pataflafla-stroke preceded by a Flamed 5-Stroke Roll. ||)” The Pataflafla-Stroke preceded by a right Tapflan. .. 1 Two Pataflafla-Strokes in suecessin.......... 72002 fhe Minverted" Pataflafla-stroke . 2. IIT Bae Bruges ier gece dee aurea ee ieee cece aaa The Millwheel-Stroke.. 2. Le tle The Charge-Stroke mre Single Gharge-Stroke ss ee ee ee eee ete eee 1S sey mac Changer Stroke fade erie tase siuecee acess eenanciag The Finale The Complete Final of 7. . re ems PAREN ION: Pes acetate cetiederee ceveeyiiaece cgi ac aeea terre veuet Mardstlonal of: tie (Fdnal ion i7era cae sai diecie tetera eee ta aca iene ee eiel Or Cai a7 oenul 6 to reatee teases tise duauintneaet The Final of 7 and two Finals of 6. . siadsrenitderetisHy The Pataflafla-Stroke and Final of 7 | Rieseetesrctes The Finals of 6and8........, oe eeeeaeS The 3-Stroke Roll Combinations. | 1... | Stee eeseaia English-German glossary of rudimental terns in this book, . . ©Copyright Benson Publications 1980DETAILS OF THE SWISS BASLE STYLE OF DRUMMING by Allen C. Benson ee ee eC Instead of a five line staff, only one line is used, i Note heads placed above the line are played by the right — he line are played by the left hand stick. Thus: } ttefdettetr A small vertical dash placed on the note head indicates a Flan. Thus: . 2 _ot Ma 4 4+ FL TRIRR ER | hand stick and note heads placed below tl there are two rudiments designated as “The Triplets.” They are the Swiss Army Triplet and the Triplet From Hand to Hand. traditionally, the Swiss Arny Triplet always leads with the right hand, It is what the Swiss call, “a one way drum figure." It is conceivable, however, that one could also commence this or any other “one way drun figure” with the left nand. Although this would provide new variations in the Swiss style of drumming, “it would be as far fron the Old Swiss tradition as having American Drummers perform anacrustic 7-Stroke Rolls with a right hand lead. The Swiss Army Triplet: The Triplet From Hand to Hands A oi pl, Af AL fa 2 A a ee 3 3 3 oa se It is important to note that the swiss Army Triplet is, as its name implies, a rudiment used only in the swiss aray style of drumming, It is rarely found in Basle style beatings where the strokes are constructed on @ single stick-. ing principle (alternating right and left). 2 ~ aneThe Swiss Tapflam, a rudiment similar to what the English have called a “Flam and Stroke” and the French a “Coup Anglais,” consists. of a flam preceded by a feint stroke, It is notated with a small flag placed on the head of the “flam-note." This flag represents the single tap which is to precede the flam, 1t iis most often played in a sixteenth-note rhythm, The Tapflam is yu notated thus: AA A__A A ALA As Playedt As Written: As Played: As Writtent ‘The Stroke of 3 is a rudient made up of two sixteenth notes and a 7 final eighth note. It begins with a weak flam, followed by a weak stroke, - | 1,, and ends with a hard stroke. ‘Traditionally, when playing one Stroke of 3 { fa left one is played. This comes from the rudiment's original application as a Swiss Army figure. In the Swiss Amy drumming style, Strokes of 3 played on the downbeat are led with the right hand and those played on the upbeat are led with the left hand. The most conmonly applied version of; the Stroke of 3 in Basle drumming is the upbeat pattern, Therefore, in ~ following with the Army's tradition, Basle drurmers play their upbeat Stroke of 3 with the left.hand leading. It is important to note, however, that this only applies when one Stroke of 3 is used. When two "upbeat" Strokes of 3 are played in close succession, the first one is led with the right hand and the second one is led with the left hand. An "upbeat" Stroke of 3 played with a right hand lead is a notable difference - between the Swiss Army and Swiss Basle styles of drumming. In the Swiss. « Army style, upbeat Strokes of 3 are always led with the left hand. : ; 4THe LeFT STROKe OF 3 (Upbeat pattern) : preceded by a Flamed Preceded by a Flam: S-Suroke Rolls a Pian Preceded by a Pataflafla-Stroke: The STROKE OF 3 FROm HAND TO HAND preceded by a, Flanmed 5-Stroke Roll, Basle style: fa oo ROLLS Rolls are written in an abbreviated form of notation. Three short cuts £ are placed on the note stem, or in the case of whole notes, below the note head @ . Any note marked-in this manner is rolled in 32nd notes for the duration of its value. A small num- ver placed under the slur indicates the sum total of double strokes plus the terminal stroke ending the roll. Thus: gi a ferttert The various rolls are described as being “long” or “short.” The term Long Roll is broadly applied to any roll containing more than nineteen strokes. Short Rolls, or what American drummers might term "measured rolls,” are rolls which have a specified number of double strokes terminating with a well marked cut-off stroke, They derive their name from the number of notes contained within them, The 5-, 9-, 13-, and 17-Stroke Rolls ‘begin and end with the same hand. ‘When playing two or more in close succession they are executed from hand to hand. The 3-, 7-, ll-, 15 A A A +H ay ot ib { 7 " T f 7 FLAM ETUDE i !‘THE MILLWHEEL~STROKE ‘The Millwheel-Stroke is a compound rudiment made up of a Flanmed Mill preceded by a Short Roll of 5, either Single or Flammed. The following examples show the Millwheel-Stroke in its simplest form and with variation. The basic Millwheel-Stroke played in close succession: [> .—.——_A A. - E THE CHARGE-STROKE There are two kinds of Charge-Strokes: Gharge-Stroke and the Flammed Charge-Stroke. Example of a Single Charge-Stroke: | Example of a Flammed Charge-Strokes Left Right SRS 2 2 tg pn a a "Charge" "Charge" oh oo 2p ee Ase { SLT When playing the Charge-Stroke in a drum march it is customarily preceded by a soft single stroke. This variation is used only with left Charge-Strokes, i.e., Charge-Strokes commencing with a left Flam. ex. ex.1 oe 2 pizh iz yh - ange ad Haro irr the Single a a aThe Final Strokes or "Finals" The Final is a type of combination rudiment consisting of 5-Stroke Rolls, Springers (strong single strokes following the roll), 3-Stroke Rolls, and Flammed and Single Charge-Strokes. The Final usually comes at the end of a phrase, commencing on the seventh measure and ending on the eighth, 7 The Final of 2. The Final of 7 contains one 5-Stroke Roll followed by two springers. it is usually preceded by a Flam, Tapflam, or Short Roll. In the following examples, the Finals are preceded by Flammed 5-Stroke Rolls. The Complete Final of 7. ive Frnats-o! ‘of 7 played from hand to hand The Demi-Final of 7. Sprin gers The Demi-Final of 7 with an accent on the $-Stroke Roll. The Final of 7 ending with a Single "charges roke. The Pataflafla-s: ana Final of 2.The Final of Peversed endive the Final, of ending with J=stroke Roll the Final of 7 ending with a Sstroke » oe ee Roll. The Final of 6. his Final is made up of one 5- by one springer. The Final of 38. Stroke Roll followed This Final is made up of one 5-Stroke Roll followed by three springers, The Final of 6 and 8 The three most common roll figures used in the various Finals are: Ps 7 + and + Depending on the tempo and the performers individua. terpreted as follows: Saar | ter gr San 8 : fr 1 interpretations, these figures may be in-The 3-Stroke Roll Combinations or "Reveille-Strokes" class of rudiments is derived from various combinations of one or more Single 3-Stroke Rolls with one or more single strokes (also.called “springers”).....'The following-exercises-————---- will provide a detailed study of some of the most commonly used Reveille-Strokes, Additional Reveilles may be found by combining various Short Rolls with 2 or 3 springers or flams. ‘ As Played: As Written: As Played: 2 av vv v¥ vv ¥| i As Played: As Written: As Played: As Written: As Played: As Written: As Played: As Written: ee ® se ap q a qt © A eee ebl euelebl. t+ ¥ v v vi! 4 19As Played: As Written: As Played: As Written: 4 eee a AV vv As Written: As Played: 2 _ YC tires 3 3 20As Played: As Written: As Played: As Written: As Played: As Written:= 16a) Flam Variation: As Played: eT) Vee ACV Cv VV AVC UNA caw ve _ Sfefeff Flam Variat: @), 3 3 am ee vyvY yo ovyWy oy _ store tefl 3 3 oe As Played: LT, v vie view ll Ivevv ov over yl As Written: © 2 . . 8 22 3 a 3 ByovoWw vy vorvy Vv!@ @ wy vow! Bw voy wy ove: As Written: | e \ @ { | 8 5 ® oo : Srv ve VY ovy t Sv ove vyv VY We, 3 a As Playéds et Ta Ji, Gia ivaivintey an vv¥V¥Y) oVVVVY: vv: Baie j co j As Written: eerie het olbihenieh ee Tiel syVv Vv vvv. vovv¥ioevv;: 2 a 23Rudimental Terms contained In This Book Gharge-Stroke. Coup de Charge (French term). Complete Final of 7. ganzer-Endstrei ch. Demi-Final of 7. halber Endstreich. Demi-Final of 7 with an accent _on the 5.Stroke Roll. halber Umgekehrt betonte Siebener-Endstreich. Final of 8 and 6, Achtur- und Sechser-Bndstreich. Final of 7, Siebener-Endstreich. Final of 7 and two Finals of 6. Siebener-Endstreich und Zwei Sechser-Endstreich. Final _of 7 ending with a Flanmed Charge-Stroke. Endstreich mit Schlepp Coup de Charge. Final of 7 ending with a Single Charge-Stroke, Endstreich mit einfachem Coup ‘de Charge. ‘ Final of 7 ending with a 3-Stroke Aoll and 5-Stroke Roll. Endstreich mit Dreier- und Funferruf-Schluss. Final_of 7 ending with a 3-Stroke Roll and tap. Endstreich mit chargierten Dreierruf-Schlus: Final of 7 with a reversed ending, Siebener-Endstreich mit Unkehrschluss. Final of 6 and 8. Sechser- und Achter-Endstreich. Final of 6 and 7 and 6. Sechser- und Siebener- und Sechser-Endstreich. Final Stroke. Endstreich. 5=Stroke Roll from hand to hand. Fiinferruf rechts und links. Flam. Schlepp or Schleppst reich. Flammed Charge-Stroke. Schlepp-Covp de Charge. Flamed 11-Stroke Roll. Elferruf mit Schlepp. Flamed 15-Stroke Roll. Funfzehnerruf mit Schlepp. Flamed 5-Stroke Roll.’ Funferruf mit Schlepp. Flammed Will. Schleppmihle. Flanned 9-Stroke Roll. Neunerruf mit Schlepp. Flanmed 7-Stroke Roll. Siebenerruf mit Schlepp. Elanmed 17-8t: Roll. Siebzehnerruf mit Schlepp. Flamed 13-Stroke Rol]. Dreizehnerruf mit Schlep. 24wed 3-Stroke Roll. Drelerruf nit Schlep. Half-Raff. Halbe-Raff. Mall-Stroke. Nihlestreich. Millwhes] Stroke. Mihlenradstreich, Neunerruf rechts und Links. Pata lafla-Stroke. Pataflsfla-Streich. Pataflafl Pataf lafla-Streich und Siebener-ndstreich. Pataflafla-Stroke on a triplet rhythm. Pataflafie-streich im Triolen-rythaus. Potaflafla-Stroke preceded ty a Flam. Pataflafla-Streich mit Schleppanfang. Fataflafla-Stroke preceded hy a Planmed $-Stroke Rol]. Pataflafla-Streich nit Finferrufanfany. fatafla. Dreierruf mit Double. Feveille-Strokes. Tapwachtetre! che. 1J-Stroks Roll from hand to hand Single 5-5t: Single Mill. einfache Mihle, Sisbzehnerruf rechts und links. arting with a 3-Stroke Roll, Flnferruf mit Dreierrufanfang. single broke Roll starting with a 3-Stroke Roll. Neunerruf mit Dreierrufanfang. Single 7-Stroke Roll starting with « Flan. Siebenerruf mit Schleppanfang. Single 7-Stroke Roll_starting vith a Slammed 3-Stroke Rol]. Siehenerruf mit Schlepp-Dreierrufenfang. Single_7-Stroke Holl starting with a 3-Stroke oll. Siebenerruf mit Dreierruf- anfang. Stroke_of 3, Dreierstreieh. Stroke of 3 with the left hand. ODreierstreich mit Linker hand. Stroke of 3 with the right hand. Dreierstreich mit rechter hand. : Swiss Army Triplet, Schweizerische Ordonnans-Triole. Tap. Tupf. Tapflan. Doppelstreich, (Also known by its French mame, "Coup Anglais.") 1j-Stroke Roll from hand to hand, Dreigehnerruf rechts und Links: 3-8: Il, Dreierrif, 3-Stroke Roll Combinations. Drederruf-Kembinati onen. Triplet from hemi to hand. Schlepptriole rechts und links. 25