ISSUE #32 \__\__\___THE____/__/__/ Aug 5, 1999 _____________TEMPO DISPATCH _____________ Newsletter For Drummers and Drumming Enthusiasts Copyright Bill Powelson 1999 all rights reserved. ____________'IT'S ALL ABOUT DRUMS'__________ Tips * Tricks * Hints * Ads * Freebies * Lessons * _________NOW 2,000+ SUBSCRIBERS!___________ "THIS NEWSLETTER IS TOTALLY FREE From:       Bill Powelson's       HOMESTUDY INSTITUTE OF DRUMS On The Web * Where Beginners Learn FREE http//www.studydrums.com/drummers/bphome01.html E-MAIL drums01@att.net _____________________________________________ Removal Instructions For instant REMOVAL, simply hit reply and type REMOVE on the subject line. _____________________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS What is in this issue? 1. Feature Article   The Never Ending Quest for Perfect Fills  . . . 2. Advertisements 3. Drum Instructors Wanted! 4. Hidden Website News (For paid members) 5. Humor ______________________________________ |__________FEATURE ARTICLE___________| The Never Ending Quest for Perfect Fills  . . . 6 Rolls to Sight-Reading Perfection and Increased Creativity.      This lesson contains a three-fold value when completely understood.   Serious students (beginner thru advanced) may be wise to study it more than once.   It may save each of you years of embarrassing train-wrecks in mid-song.      Not only will you learn THE most valuable rolls and fills known to the drumming World . . . learning them this way will reinforce your understanding of the Note Value System . . .  (the Holy Grail of all rhythm.)  Also, by mastering these specific rolls and establishing the bass drum as a 'counter'  it will 'perfect' your improvisational (inventive or creative)fills when Jamming.   This lesson will give you absolute, infallible control when jamming with music . . . as you reach-out for those fills that make people turn-heads and appreciate your playing (onstage or off.) ................................................... BRIEF DESCRIPTIONS . . . before we begin,       It occurs that some of the beginners may not be familiar with all the terms . . .  (Advanced students may want to just scan this part quickly.) WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RUDIMENTS, ROLLS AND FILLS?       A FILL IS: A short roll burst a drummer may inject into a song to fill up a dead-spot between verses or phrases.        RUDIMENTS are supposedly the building blocks of all rhythm.  In theory, they train the hands and feet to execute the rhythmic ideas of the mind. I tend to agree and disagree at the same time. For a brief (somewhat opinionated) discussion, on this topic check out this page . . .      www.studydrums.com/drummers/rudexpln.html       ROLLS:  Are all of the above, but continious. WHEN PLAYING FILLS . . .      The only solid rule is that we must maintain our timing and tempo as we play the fill, returning to the beat in-sync with the rest of the band.  It's a thing we learn to 'feel' as we play along with more and more music.  It's also one of the most fun parts of drumming. Once we learn to venture out of the beat . . . drop our fill . . . then return to the beat still in sync, THERE'S NOTHING LIKE IT!  It is my hope that  you will soon discover that awesome thrill, if you haven't already. HERE'S HOW . . .        Jam with recorded music everyday . . .  and finish studying this lesson.   It'll hopefully begin happening naturally!  Your fills will soon take on a life of their own.      That's what this lesson is all about. ------------------------------------------------------ FOR ALL STUDENTS . . .  Don't miss this.        * Are you aware that there are really just six primary roll/fill types?  Every fill that has ever been played by ANY DRUMMER ANYWHERE will most likely be made up of those 6 types.  All the rudiments on all the rudiment charts on the planet are essentially made up of those same six roll types . . .       *  Do you know that the total number of rudiments are now over 300 Worldwide? YIKES! It seems that everyone has a new and different rudiment chart these days.        I don't know all of those rudiments either . . . so don't panic.  I don't personally know of any drummer who knows them all.  My own conclusion is that those 300+ rudiments can't be all THAT important!   The one drummer on the planet who DOES know all those rolls is probably locked up in a cell somewhere, dissecting the 'padded-wallpaper', haha.       It goes without saying . . .   If you master the SIX ROLLS I'm speaking of . . . you should automatically gain the unique ability to mimic virtually anything you hear another drummer do (. . . if your ears are working as they should.)         Give it some thought . . .      Common-sense alone will tell you I'm right about this as you read on and think . . .      Do you know WHICH SIX ROLLS I'm talking about?  Only a couple of these rolls are singled out, on the N.A.R.D. charts, though the N.A.R.D. charts are purported to be the 'gospel' according to W.F. Ludwig and his crew.      * Would you believe you are probably ALREADY very close to having the three hardest rolls types mastered?          *  Would you believe that the other three are so easy that many drummers often disregard them, though they are vitally important? They are super easy . . . and very little practice is required.      You'll get the hang of the EASY THREE in only a few minutes if my guess is right.  You probably know them already.  I suppose the trick to those is . . . DO NOT OVERLOOK THEIR VALUE.     A little direction and devoted effort on your part will shoot you out front of the pack in no time!  But, you'll need a compass to know the right directions.   That's what my course is all about.    Now, Think about it a minute . . .    Which rolls am I ranting about? Do you know them already?   Can you consistently play 'whole or half bar' versions of each without errors?     Here they are . . . ANS:  THE 6 ROLLS . . .      * 4th triplets      * 8ths      * 8th triplets      * 16ths      * 16th triplets      * 32nds      With 'some' form of those six specific rolls in your trick bag . . . you'll never thrash or flail again.  You'll connect with precision EVERY time you go for a fill. The SECRET is in learning to mark time with the BASS DRUM as you play half bar versions of these rolls (as we discussed in TD#24.  Ask for that issue if you don't have it already.).          Three hours in front of the tv watching an HBO movie could put you where you want to be.   You need to do some very boring exercises, that's all . . . (and the tv will help eliminate the boredom.)      Master the Note Values at: http://home.att.net/~drums01/notevals.html      Also, study the following lesson . . . http://home.att.net/~drums01/fills44.html      Sure . . . we should try to master ALL the rudiments eventually (if possible) . . . but these SIX ROLLS I'm ranting about are the building blocks that make ALL the other rudiments EASIER to learn.  All the other rudiments are constructed from these six.      It's a simple matter of directing your efforts and focus towards the main areas that need the work. BONUS . . .      There'll be a hidden bonus in mastering the above mentioned 6 rolls too!  We're really talking about the much dreaded NOTE-VALUE SYSTEM!  Once you REALLY understand how it works (either by 'ear' or academically) your reading and writing abilities will accelerate exponentially right along with your onstage (jamming & ear) confidence.      I can help!        Please, just check out my complete course (contents) at: www.studydrums.com/drummers/contents.html       Please go there and take the time to read that page all the way to the bottom.  It's a lesson in itself as you get closer to the end.  It's like looking at a map of your future behind a set of drums whether you become a paid lifetime member or not. Do it for your own sake. QUESTION:       Would you take a trip to unknown destinations without a map?  You need to know WHERE YOU ARE and WHERE YOU WANT TO GO.  My 'CONTENTS' page will show you exactly that.       Each of the 65+ lessons in my course are loaded with the same kind of practical help you've seen in this lesson.  I'm very passionate about making all this as easy as is humanly possible.       I've already dedicated nearly my whole life towards putting it all together for you . . .   AND you'll devote your whole life to searching for it, if you don't grab it here and now.  Trust me!       Almost anyone can complete this course in 15 months, for a huge savings in untold years, searching in vain . . . {SPECIAL NOTE:        I picked up my first drumstick in 1951, two weeks before my 10th birthday.  This is all I've ever done except for the 4 years I gave to the US Air Force in the 60s.  Even then I moonlighted with bands 4 and 5 nights a week.       My course REALLY DOES contain the equivalent of 2-lifetimes of practical professional knowledge.   I've always gigged by night, (gathering the knowledge) and then devoted my days to teaching it . . . 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