LESSON 14 Lenton 14 dels with grace notes. tm "Percussion Langiage'" grace notes are defined a8 follows: Atam- 2d (one grace note) Aru ordrag- 2d (wo grace notes) Ato stroke rtt- Bd (tree grace sles) heres also a tive-steoke rt, {EEG «ost hie i oneraly lays as an open veccoe rot! FFT « We can eliminate flams as they have been discussed previously. A drag is notated thus: /3.d 2, ‘but it ls jayed as if written thi TPe + fil ¢ ea oa ae | played a it wnten sway, Ga |. A tour stzoe ruts ndatea mse] 2 Pad RR OE anais payed |Z x 1 FEM | dg /". totner words the grace notes alvays precede the beat on which the large note is written. The grace notes arealso slightly softer in sound, In the four-stroke ruff, the follow ing aching every ettestive when striving for a four stroke open roll ZZ. Anexample ofeeciveapl- cation is the opening snare drum solo in Meachamn’s “American Patrol." 1 B uR LR uR LOR WR LORLRL R*LIR a TR RER TR RLR LC uR RELR 4 TRERER L uR 5. TAR THER CRURURCR UR RRL, FURL LALLA FURL, 6 wwR LR 1 TUR RRILR teteE Tue Na92518 LESSON 15 ‘This lesson applies the grace notes studied in the previous lesson. In study I the'grace note must be executed quickly and with clarity. However, in study 2, the tempo is slow and funereal in character. Consequently, the grace notes should shape themselves to the character of the music and be executed slightly slower and with more conviction. 2120 CURLER LEMUR LLARLUR Tue 14925