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Table of Contents/Assignments

P ag e D e sc r ip tio n A ssig n e d Pag e D esc r ip tio n A ssig n e d

3 Snare Repetitive Ex. 19 Sn - BD Repetitive

4 Snare Reading Ex. 20 Sn - BD Reading

5 Snare Repetitive 21 Sn - BD Repetitive

6 Snare Reading 22 Sn - BD Reading

7 Snare Repetitive 23 Snare Repetitive

8 Snare Reading 24 Snare Counting Ex.

9 Intro to Improvisation 25 Bass Repetitive

10 Bass Drum Repetitive 26 Bass Counting

11 Bass Drum Reading 27 Sn - BD Tog Rep.

12 BD Repetitive 28 Sn - BD Tog Counting

13 BD Reading 29 Sn - BD Combo Rep.

14 BD Repetitive 30 Sn - BD Comb Counting

15 BD Reading 31 Sn - BD Combo Rep.

16 Improvisation w/Sn & BD 32 Sn - BD Comb Counting

17 Sn - BD Together Rep. 33 Combined Combinations

18 Sn - BD Tog Reading 34 Comb Combinations Cont’d

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Basic Swing
Basic Swing Beat:
Ride on Cymbal or High Hat with tip of stick.
Bass Drum plays the beat (1,2,3,4), Rock High
Snare Drum
Hat (heel-toe-heel-toe). Quarter Note
Repetitive Exercises

Variable: Snare Drum plays the Exercise inde-


Constants: Basic Swing with no Snare Drum. This pendently of the Constants. Below is Exercise
should not change throughout the entire assignment. No. 1 with Snare Drum playing the Exercise..

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Basic Swing Snare Drum
Play each exercise two times correctly.
Quarter Note Reading Exercises
Snare Drum plays exercise.
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Basic Swing
Basic Swing Beat:
Ride on Cymbal or High Hat with tip of stick.
Rock High Hat (heel-toe-heel-toe).
Snare Drum
Eighth Note
Repetitive Exercises

Variable: Snare Drum plays the Exercise inde-


Constants: Basic Swing with no Snare Drum. pendently of the Constants. Below is Exercise
This will not change throughout the entire lesson. No. 1 with Snare Drum playing the Exercise.

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Basic Swing Snare Drum
Play each exercise two times correctly.
Eight Note Reading Exercises
Snare Drum plays exercise.
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Basic Swing
Basic Swing Beat:
Ride on Cymbal or High Hat with tip of stick.
Rock High Hat (heel-toe-heel-toe).
Snare Drum
Eighth Rest
Repetitive Exercises

Variable: Snare Drum plays the Exercise inde-


Constants: Basic Swing with no Snare Drum. pendently of the Constants. Below is Exercise
This will not change throughout the entire lesson. No. 1 with Snare Drum playing the Exercise.

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Basic Swing Snare Drum
Play each exercise two times correctly.
Eighth Rest Reading Exercises
Snare Drum plays exercise.
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Introduction to Improvisation using the Left Hand:


Improvisation is basically “making-up” your own exercise, limiting yourself to a few “loose rules”.
For the purposes of this assignment the rules are as follows:
Rule No.1 - Maintain Swing constants in the Ride, Bass Drum (1. 2. 3. 4), and High Hat (heel-toe-
heel-toe).
Rule No.2 - Left hand plays the improv on the Snare Drum (or a Tom).
Rule No.3 - Pick a rhythm from pages 3, 5, or 7, and repeat that rhythm several times (repeat
‘ideas’ or ‘themes’). Repetition gives the listener something to recognize, something to connect with.
Rule No.4 - You don’t have to be ‘busy’, but you need to be ‘busy enough’ to Not be boring.

Example 1: The rhythmic ‘idea’ here is ‘2-a’. Notice that it is repeated several times (form: AABA).

Example 2: The rhythmic ‘idea’ here is ‘3-a’.

Example 3: Different rhythmic idea.

Example 4: Form AABA (repetition of rhythmic ideas).

Example 5: Different rhythmic

Example 6: Not too busy. No- tice


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Basic Swing
Basic Swing Beat:
Ride on Cymbal or High Hat with tip of stick.
Rock High Hat (heel-toe-heel-toe).
Bass Drum
Quarter Note
Repetitive Exercises

Variable: Bass Drum plays the Exercise independ-


Constants: Basic Swing with no Bass Drum. ently of the Constants. Below is Exercise No. 1
This will not change throughout the entire lesson. with Bass Drum playing the Exercise.

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Basic Swing Bass Drum
Play each exercise two times correctly.
Quarter Note Reading Exercises
Bass Drum plays exercise.
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Basic Swing
Basic Swing Beat:
Ride on Cymbal or High Hat with tip of stick.
Rock High Hat (heel-toe-heel-toe).
Bass Drum
Eighth Note
Repetitive Exercises

Variable: Bass Drum plays the Exercise independ-


Constants: Basic Swing with no Bass Drum. ently of the Constants. Below is Exercise No. 1
This will not change throughout the entire lesson. with Bass Drum playing the Exercise.

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Basic Swing Bass Drum
Play each exercise two times correctly.
Eighth Note Reading Exercises
Bass Drum plays exercise.
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Basic Swing
Basic Swing Beat:
Ride on Cymbal or High Hat with tip of stick.
Rock High Hat (heel-toe-heel-toe).
Bass Drum
Eighth Rest
Repetitive Exercises

Variable: Bass Drum plays the Exercise independ-


Constants: Basic Swing with no Bass Drum. ently of the Constants. Below is Exercise No. 1
This will not change throughout the entire lesson. with Bass Drum playing the Exercise.

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Basic Swing Bass Drum
Eighth Rest Reading Exercises
Play each exercise two times correctly. Bass Drum plays exercise.
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Swing Improvisation using Bass Drum and Left Hand:


“Make-up” your own exercise, limiting yourself to a few “loose rules”, but now you have ‘two
voices’ (Snare and Bass Drum), so work to make them interact musically.
For the purposes of this assignment the rules are as follows:
Rule No.1 - Maintain Swing constants in the Ride and High Hat.
Rule No.2 - Bass Drum and Left Hand (on Snare or Tom) play the improvisation.
Rule No.3 - Pick a rhythm from pages 10, 12, or 14, and repeat that rhythm several times (use the
repeated rhythm as a ‘recurring idea’ or ‘theme’).
Rule No.4 - ‘Mirror’, or ‘mimic’ a rhythmic idea between Snare and Bass Drum, or ‘split’ the rhythm
between Snare and Bass (focus on repeating the Rhythm. Not necessarily repeating the same rhythm on the same
drum, but the same rhythm on a ‘different’ drums, or the same rhythm ‘split’ between drums).

Rule No.5 - It is best Not to be ‘too busy’, but you should be ‘busy enough’ to Not be boring.

Example 1: This example ‘mimics’ the rhythm between Snare and Bass.

Example 2: This example ‘mirrors’ the rhythm between Snare and Bass.

Example 3: Here the rhythm is ‘split’ between Snare and Bass, and vice versa.

Example 4: ‘Too Busy’?

Example 5: Not ‘too busy’?


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Basic Swing
Basic Swing Beat:
Ride on Cymbal or High Hat with tip of stick.
Rock High Hat (heel-toe-heel-toe).
Snare & Bass Drum (together)
Quarter Note
Repetitive Exercises

Variable: Snare and Bass Drum play the Exercise


Constants: Basic Swing with no Snare or Bass Drum. independently of the Constants. Below is Exercise
This will not change throughout the entire lesson. No. 1 with Snare Drum, Bass Drum, and Constants.

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Basic Swing Snare & Bass Drum (together)
Quarter Note Reading Exercises
Play each exercise two times correctly. Bass Drum & Snare Drum play exercise.
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Basic Swing
Basic Swing Beat:
Ride on Cymbal or High Hat with tip of stick.
Rock High Hat (heel-toe-heel-toe).
Snare & Bass Drum (together)
Eighth Note
Repetitive Exercises

Variable: Snare and Bass Drum play the Exercise


Constants: Basic Swing with no Snare or Bass Drum. independently of the Constants. Below is Exercise
This will not change throughout the entire lesson. No. 1 with Snare Drum, Bass Drum, and Constants.

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Basic Swing Snare & Bass Drum (together)
Eighth Note Reading Exercises
Play each exercise two times correctly. Bass Drum & Snare Drum play exercise.
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Basic Swing
Basic Swing Beat:
Ride on Cymbal or High Hat with tip of stick.
Rock High Hat (heel-toe-heel-toe).
Snare & Bass Drum (together)
Eighth Rest
Repetitive Exercises

Variable: Snare and Bass Drum play the Exercise


Constants: Basic Swing with no Snare or Bass Drum. independently of the Constants. Below is Exercise
This will not change throughout the entire lesson. No. 1 with Snare Drum, Bass Drum, and Constants.

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Basic Swing Snare & Bass Drum (together)
Eighth Rest Reading Exercises
Play each exercise two times correctly. Bass Drum & Snare Drum play exercise.
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Intermediate Swing
Snare Drum
Repetitive Exercises
In Exercises 1-16 below, play Basic Swing while substituting all Quarter Notes with
the Snare Drum playing one of the Rhythms from Patterns Q10, Q11, or Q12.

Ex.1 w/Q10 Ex.1 w/Q11 Ex.1 w/Q12

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Intermediate Swing Snare Drum


Counting Exercises
Substitute Quarter Notes in Ex. 1-10 with
Snare Drum playing Rhythm Patterns of
Q10, Q11, or Q12.

Play each exercise two times correctly.


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Intermediate Swing
Bass Drum
Repetitive Exercises
In Exercises 1-16 below, play Basic Swing while substituting all Quarter Notes with
the Bass Drum playing one of the Rhythms from Patterns Q13, Q14, or Q15.

Ex.1 w/Q13 Ex.1 w/Q14 Ex.1 w/Q15

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Bass Drum
Intermediate Swing Counting Exercises
Substitute Quarter Notes in Ex. 1-10 with
Bass Drum playing Rhythm Patterns of
Q13, Q14, or Q15.

Play each exercise two times correctly.


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Intermediate Swing
Snare & Bass Drum (together)
Repetitive Exercises
Play Basic Swing In Exercises 1-16 below, substituting all Quarter Notes with the Bass
& Snare Drum playing one of the Rhythms from exercises Q16, Q17, or Q18 below.

Ex.1 w/Q16 Ex.1 w/Q17 Ex.1 w/Q18

Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.


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Snare & Bass Drum (together)
Intermediate Swing Counting Exercises
Substitute Quarter Notes in Ex. 1-10 with
Bass & Snare Drum playing Rhythm Pat-
terns of Q16, Q17, or Q18.

Play each exercise two times correctly.


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* Advanced Swing
Bass Drum & Snare Drum
Combination Exercises (Repetitive)

Play Basic Swing in Exercises 1-16


below, substituting all Quarter
Notes with the Bass and Snare
Drum playing one of the Patterns
from exercises Q19 through Q24.
Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.

Ex.1 w/Q19 Ex.7 w/Q21 Ex.11 w/Q23

Ex.2 w/Q20 Ex.8 w/Q22 Ex.12 w/Q24


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Bass & Snare Drum Combinations
Advanced Swing Counting Exercises
Substitute Quarter Notes in Ex. 1 - 8 with
Bass Drum & Snare Drum playing one of the
Rhythmic Patterns Q19 through Q24.

*Some students find it feels more natural when they play


Play each exercise two times correctly. Bass Drum or Snare Drum on Rests. Some don’t.
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* Advanced Swing
Bass Drum & Snare Drum
Combination Exercises (Repetitive)
Play Basic Swing in Exercises 1-16
below, substituting all Quarter
Notes with the Bass and Snare
Drum playing one of the patterns
from exercises Q25 through Q30.
Repeat each Exercise 6-8 times.

Ex.1 w/Q25 Ex.7 w/Q27 Ex.11 w/Q29

Ex.2 w/Q26 Ex.8 w/Q28 Ex.12 w/Q30


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Bass & Snare Drum Combinations
Advanced Swing Counting Exercises
Substitute Quarter Notes in Ex. 1 - 8 with
Bass Drum & Snare Drum playing one of the
Rhythmic Patterns Q25 through Q30.

*Some students find it feels more natural when they play


Play each exercise two times correctly. Bass Drum or Snare Drum on Rests. Some don’t.
Advanced Swing Combined Combination Patterns:
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using one pattern on the Downbeats (counts 1 &/or 3) and the opposite pattern on the Upbeats (counts 2
&/or 4).

Quarter Notes Quarter Notes Quarter Notes Quarter Notes


on ‘1’ &/or ‘3’. on ‘2’ &/or ‘4’. on ‘1’ &/or ‘3’. on ‘2’ &/or ‘4’.

Reversed

Using the Repetitive Exercises (no. 1-16) on page 31, and the Counting Exercises on page 32:
- Substitute ‘Downbeat’ Quarter Notes (counts 1 &/or 3) with the triplet pattern Q19, and
substitute ‘Upbeat’ Quarter Notes (counts 2 &/or 4) with the triplet pattern Q20.
Page 31, Ex. No.7 w/Q19-Q20: Page 31, Ex. No.8 w/Q19-Q20:
Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q19, Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q19,
Quarter Notes on ‘Upbeats’ = Q20. Quarter Notes on ‘Upbeats’ = Q20.

Page 31, Ex. No.11 w/Q19-Q20: Page 31, Ex. No.12 w/Q19-Q20:
‘Downbeats’ = Q19, ‘Downbeats’ = Q19,
‘Upbeats’ = Q20. ‘Upbeats’ = Q20.

Continue with Counting Exercises on page 32, as well as improvisation focusing on


the above patterns.

Then Reverse the above process:


- Substitute Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ (counts 1 &/or 3) with pattern Q20, and Quarter Notes
on ‘Upbeats’ (counts 2 &/or 4) with pat-

Page 31, Ex. No.7 w/Q20-Q19 (Q19-Q20 Re- Page 31, Ex. No.8 w/Q20-Q19 (Q19-Q20 Reversed):
versed): Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q20,
Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q20, Quarter Notes on ‘Upbeats’ = Q19.

Page 31, Ex. No.11 w/Q20-Q19 (Q19-Q20 Re- Page 31, Ex. No.12 w/Q20-Q19 (Q19-Q20 Reversed):
versed): ‘Downbeats’ = Q20,
‘Downbeats’ = Q20, ‘Upbeats’ = Q19.
Advanced Swing Combined Combination Patterns Continued:
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using one pattern on the Downbeats (counts 1 &/or 3) and the opposite pattern on the Upbeats
(counts 2 &/or 4).
Continue the process with the following Combined Patterns: (use Repetitive Ex. from page 31, an Counting
Ex. from page 32, as well as Improvisation)

Quarter Notes Quarter Notes Quarter Notes Quarter Notes


on ‘1’ &/or ‘3’. on ‘2’ &/or ‘4’. on ‘1’ &/or ‘3’. on ‘2’ &/or ‘4’.

Reversed

Reversed

Reversed

Below are a few examples of the above patterns as applied to the repetitive exercises on page 31.

Page 31, Ex. No.7 w/Q25-Q26: Page 31, Ex. No.8 w/Q25-Q26: Page 31, Ex. No.16 w/Q25-Q26:
Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q25, Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q25, Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q25,
Quarter Notes on ‘Upbeats’ = Q26. Quarter Notes on ‘Upbeats’ = Q26. Quarter Notes on ‘Upbeats’ = Q26.

Page 31, Ex. No.7 w/Q26-Q25 (Reversed): Page 31, Ex. No.8 w/Q26-Q25 (Reversed): Page 31, Ex. No.16 w/Q26-Q25 (Reversed):
Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q26, Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q26, Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q26,
Quarter Notes on ‘Upbeats’ = Q25. Quarter Notes on

Page 31, Ex. No.16 w/Q27-Q28: Page 31, Ex. No.16 w/Q28-Q27 (Reversed):
Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q28,
= Q27, Quarter Notes on ‘Upbeats’ = Q27.

Page 31, Ex. No.16 w/Q29-Q30: Page 31, Ex. No.16 w/Q30-Q29 (Reversed):
Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q25, Quarter Notes on ‘Downbeats’ = Q26,
Quarter Notes on ‘Upbeats’ = Q26. Quarter Notes on ‘Upbeats’ = Q25.
Advanced Swing Combined Combination Patterns Continued:
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It is hoped that if the student has progressed this far that they will have the physical and mental
skills required to perform using any combination of the various patterns presented in this book.

Below is a ‘visual’ layout of All the patterns presented in this book. If the student has nothing
better to do with their time (or feels the need), they can take Any of the patterns below and
combine them into “combination” patterns using one pattern on ‘Downbeats’ and a completely
different pattern on the ‘Upbeats’.
This book and much
more is available from:

Karl Gilbert
Percussion Studio
825 N Carter
Greentown IN 46936

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