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Table of Contents/Assignments
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
Example 1: The rhythmic ‘idea’ here is ‘2-a’. Notice that it is repeated several times (form: AABA).
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.
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.
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.
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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.
using one pattern on the Downbeats (counts 1 &/or 3) and the opposite pattern on the Upbeats (counts 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.
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)
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
<kgpercussion.com>