ISSUE #42 \__\__\___THE____/__/__/ Jun 5, 2000 _____________TEMPO DISPATCH _____________ Newsletter For Drummers and Drumming Enthusiasts Copyright Bill Powelson 2000 all rights reserved. ____________'IT'S ALL ABOUT DRUMS'__________ Tips * Tricks * Hints * Ads * Freebies * Lessons * _________NOW 3,100+ SUBSCRIBERS!___________ TABLE OF CONTENTS: What is in this issue? 1. Feature Article:      Applying Rudiments at the Drum Set 2. Advertisements: (Look for the hidden surprise    in ad #6.) 3. Drum Instructors Wanted! 4. Hidden Website News (For paid members) 5. Funny thoughts . . . FREE DRUMMERS NEWSLETTER 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. ______________________________________ |__________FEATURE ARTICLE___________| APPLYING RUDIMENTS AT THE DRUMSET WHILE JAMMING WITH OUR FAVORITE POP RECORDINGS. WHAT IS A RUDIMENT?      If you don't know . . . visit the following page before reading another word: http://www.catalog.com/drummers/rudexpln.html IF YOU DO KNOW WHAT A RUDIMENT IS, PLEASE CONSIDER THIS . . .     "Rudiments are useless unless we can find ways to adapt them to the music we play.  The rudiments ALONE, can be a major drag"!  WARNING . . .!!!     You may have UNKNOWINGLY glazed-over a MUCH BETTER approach to rudiment study . . .   HERE'S A QUESTION . . . (Designed to activate your own logic)     "What good are rudiments if you can't, won't or don't know how to adapt them to the music as you jam"?     The objective should be to ADD rudimental techniques to our routine playing style!       Isn't it? . . .      Don't you want to USE rudiments routinely as you jam and play along with 'live' or recorded music?     READ THAT AGAIN!     This practical philosophy provides what I call a 'DOUBLE WHAMMY' learning experience.  Not only will you MASTER the important rudiments by using them routinely  . . . You'll also discover millions of ways to vary them as you PLAY, and you'll have a ton of fun as you learn.      'PLAY' is the keyword here.  Please notice, I didn't say WORK!  :>)   ......................................................    "Innovative imagination is the key to both fun and intellectual progress". ......................................................     FUN . .  should be a MAJOR consideration!  If you aren't discovering the fun elements as you study drumming . . . you are missing a great chance to do so right here!     Begin on the following page (BELOW) and follow ALL the hyperlinks within EACH page.  These unique lessons contain midi sound.  You'll hear and see exactly what you are wanting and needing to add to your drumming trick bag.      Trust me on this!  There's a method to the madness . . . and that method may shave years-of-tears off your learning experience. GET THE RUDIMENT STUDIES YOU ARE LOOKING FOR . . . RIGHT HERE: http://www.catalog.com/drummers/rudexpln.html FOLLOW THE HYPERLINKS ON EACH OF THE ABOVE LESSONS! (EACH HYPERLINK LEADS TO MORE . . .)       "Keep both eyes on the ultimate goal . . . then determine the straightest path to that end".     Nearly all the rudiments may be adapted to your playing style in ways very 'similar' to those described in the above lessons.       MASTER AND USE THOSE BUILDING-BLOCK rudiments every day . . . as you enjoy jamming with REAL recorded music.  LATER . . .     You will discover that most of the remaining rudiments may be mastered (and applied to your style) in only a few hours, BECAUSE, they are ALL based on the same general concepts. THE SECRET (to all fills)     * Learn to play short (half bar) fills, first.      With that in your pocket . . . it will be easy to extend the fills to ANY length WITHOUT ERRORS.     The KEY to the whole thing is the BASS DRUM. EXAMPLE:     MASTER DOUBLE STROKES, THIS FUN AND EASY WAY!     Be able to play the following exercise in your sleep and build it to outrageous, blinding speeds!     Most students will need around 3 hours of repetition with the exercise below . . . before a 'personal best' will be realized.     THE GOOD NEWS!  All previous attention to this roll will count towards the needed 3 hours. Many advanced students may have the exercise (below) to top-speed in 10 minutes or less.     At any rate . . . don't settle for 'sloppy and slow' on this one.  What you are learning here will take you to higher plateaus!  Do your homework and you'll soon enjoy additional POLISH with ALL your playing techniques.  Double strokes are #1 on the N.A.R.D. rudiment charts for a reason.  They are VERY, VERY important towards the development of professional polish and finesse! MASTER THIS, FIRST: R=RIGHT L=LEFT B=BASS R R L L R R L L  <---Both hands/any drum B                <---Bass     Be sure to play the bass note at the correct time, with each repetition.     Repeat indefinitely! Do not stop at the end.  Start over immediately and continue to repeat until the dog begins to growl, bark, show teeth and cast ominous glances your way!  :>)     Learn to think in groups of four notes.     It's hard to keep track of eight notes, but it's easy to play four!  Two sets of four, equal eight!  (Whoa!  Heavy math!) Place a bass drum note with the first of every two-groups of four.  Repeat, repeat, repeat . . . and build to blinding speeds. THEN LEARN TO APPLY IT . . .     As you play a basic beat . . . (8th rock, shuffle or swing . . . ) Start your fill on a bass (downbeat) . . . and get back to the hat on the next bass (downbeat.)     To EXTEND your fills to indefinite lengths:     * Come back to the hat on ANY BASS (downbeat.)     * You'll be playing the same pattern over and over.      * Go to any drum with it!      * Find the million-and-one ways it may be varied around the kit.      * Attach it to the music anywhere/anytime you choose.  *** VERY IMPORTANT *** * YOUR BASS WILL REMAIN CONSTANT . . . WHETHER YOU ARE PLAYING THE BEAT OR THE ROLL. * READ THAT AGAIN!  THINK ABOUT IT!! This way, the foot does the counting and the fill becomes a thing you 'feel' without actually counting.     It will work every time, with only a few minor exceptions! ....................... EXCEPTIONS . . .     It's only minutely different when playing quarter rock 4/4  (Basic Dance Beat #5) and/or 16th rock 4/4 (BDB #1.) EXAMPLE:  (Double Strokes & Quarter Rock 4/4)     If you are using doubles with QUARTER ROCK you'll have more bass notes and the roll becomes an 8th-note roll, though it will 'seem' very fast because Quarter rock 4/4 tempos are usually extremely fast. R R L L (TOTAL = 4, FOR EVERY BASS) B EXAMPLE:  (32nd Double Strokes & Sixteenth Rock 4/4)     If you are playing doubles with 16TH ROCK (BDB #1) you'll have less bass notes and the double stroke fill will actually be 32nd notes. R R L L R R L L  R R L L R R L L  (TOTAL = 16, FOR EVERY BASS) B           Be able to attach the above (half bar) fill to a 16th 4/4 rock beat.  Use it within your favorite 16th rock recordings.      Single stroke and single paradiddle fills work exactly the same way.  If you can play one rudiment type, the others will be a piece of cake.  All these rolls may be adapted to the music in nearly identical ways, only the stroke patterns will differ. BUT . . . they will sound totally different as they are moved from drum to drum around the kit.      This is true with almost ANY rudiment.      Think, experiment, then think some more! _____________________________________________________ ORDER MY COMPLETE, 70+ LESSON, ONLINE DRUMMING COURSE, FOR ONLY $49 (In US funds) To order now, with your credit card, from anywhere in the World . . . go here: https://secure.catalog.com/drummers/ccard.html ................................................. MESSAGE FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS . . . The credit card companies will perform any necessary currency conversions automatically. BUT . . . IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THE CURRENCY DIFFERENCES BETWEEN US DOLLARS AND ANY OTHER COUNTRY . . . Check the currency exchange rates, by visiting Xenon Labs The Universal Currency Converter(tm) TO USE IT . . . Enter $49 and USD at the top of the form, then find your own currency in the 'INTO' box below that, and click on 'Perform Conversion'. 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