ISSUE #33 \__\__\___THE____/__/__/ Sept 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 2,100+ 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: USING (OPEN) 32ND-NOTE ROLLS IN MID-SONG 2. Advertisements 3. Drum Instructors Wanted! 4. Hidden Website News (For paid members) 5. Humor ______________________________________ |__________FEATURE ARTICLE___________|  USING (OPEN) 32ND-NOTE ROLLS IN MID-SONG      I find that many advanced drummers have problems comprehending the 32nd-note concept.      Maybe I've found a way to help anyone at any level with this 'most complex' of note values.  This seems to be the toughest of the 6 rolls I talked about in last months lesson. Master this and the rest will be easy! FOR BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE STUDENTS     This may seem like an advanced lesson . . . but it really isn't.  It's suitable for anyone at any level . . .      If you know the basic 8th rock beat, just walk through the following steps with me here.  You'll have (open) 32nd notes coming out your ears in no-time at all.      With 32nds . . . In most cases it isn't a matter of speed . . . it's more a matter of knowing at which tempos 32nds are best used.      The best answer is . . . SLOW TEMPOS ONLY!      As beats increase in tempo or speed . . . it becomes humanly impossible for any of us to effectively use rapid patterns like (open) 32nds. (SPECIAL NOTE: Closed, Pressed or Crushed 32nds would be different lesson.)     The trick to mastering open 32nds is in finding our own personal-best speed with the pattern, then focusing on adapting that pattern habitually to just the right recorded songs.     If we learn to use 32nd fills within songs that are just the right speed, it's easy.  The more we use them the faster we become, then quickly we'll discover that we can pop them into almost any reasonable tempo.  (ADDITIONAL NOTE: Closed 32nds will be easy once the Open 32nds have been mastered.)     To help you understand all this . . .     FIRST, find your own personal best with the following roll.  Work with it a few minutes and see how fast you can play it without losing control of the VERY CRUCIAL bass note. HALF BAR OF 32ND SINGLES: R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L  (Both hands on snare) B                                (Bass drum/right foot)     This will be RAPID FIRE . . . sounding like a machine-gun.  Think in terms of 4 groups of 4 . . . with a bass on the first note only . . .     Here you are playing 16 repetitious notes and placing a bass on the first note of every rep.  Build this up . . . get it as fast as you can play it!  The bass note is crucial!  Be certain it is always on the first of 16.     You are playing a half bar of 32nd notes in 4/4 . . . This is the perfect length to use as a 'fill' within a beat and/or song. (the bass note is a half note.)     The bass drum is telling you the tempo! You want to use this roll with a beat of the SAME tempo . . .     Now play a Basic 8th Rock beat at that exact SAME tempo. You're STILL playing a half note on the bass . . . and the bass tempo will not change as you move from the beat to the roll and back again.  If the bass tempo remains constant . . . you know you are doing it correctly. .................................................    Because of possible font displacement problems between our e-mail applications . . . I can't write the entire procedure in this note . . .    See and hear this at: .................................................    Just play the following 8th rock beat very slowly . . . X X X X  <--- Hi-Hat     S    <--- Snare B        <--- Bass     Find your best speed with the 16 note (half measure) roll . . . then go into this beat at the same tempo or speed . . . (keep the bass steady all the way.)     It will all seem rather slow until you devote a lot of time 'building' the 16 note roll.     I call this 'armchair/tv' practice.  Sit watching tv for an hour or so while watching a great HBO movie.  Maintain the 16 note roll on the arms of your chair, all the way through the movie!  Be sure to keep a check on the placement of that right foot! It will be on the first of every 16 notes.     When the movie is over . . . go jam with some of your favorite (slow to medium) 8th rock recordings. Throw this roll ANYWHERE into the music, though the recorded drummer isn't doing it.  Just learn to fit it in anywhere you like!  Later on, it'll be easy to become specific about WHERE you want to use it.     GOOD LUCK!  HAVE FUN!      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. 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