ISSUE #48 \__\__\___THE____/__/__/ Dec 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 5,000+ SUBSCRIBERS!_________ TABLE OF CONTENTS: What is in this issue? 1. Feature Article:      "Spice Up Your FILLS": PART II 2. SPONSORS WANTED (unique advertising opportunity.) 3. Drum Instructors Wanted! 4. What's a BEATBUG? 5. Humor?  ______________________________________ |__________FEATURE ARTICLE___________|      "Spice Up Your FILLS" (PART II)     In last months lesson, PART ONE of this TWO PART series . . . We we're examining the awesome potential for variety that's contained within the NOTE-VALUE system.     The whole point of this lesson is to help all drummers inject NEW VARIETY into their tired old, worn-out fills and rolls . . .     We had just looked at the 8 + 8 roll, better known as 16th Singles.  And we had rationalized that it was the MOST OVER-USED ROLL IN THE HISTORY OF POP MUSIC.     Let's resume . . .      Look at those note values again . . .     We just played 16TH SINGLES, (the 8+8 ROLL) most common of the SIX-IMPORTANT-NOTE-VALUE types. REMEMBER HOW THEY APPEARED ON THIS CHART? THE IMPORTANT 'NOTE-VALUE' ROLL/FILL TYPES:      *  Quarter triplets = 3 + 3 (per measure)      *  8TH-NOTES  = 4 + 4  (per measure)      *  8TH-TRIPLETS = 6 + 6  (per measure)      *  16THS = 8 + 8  (per measure)      *  16TH TRIPLETS = 12 + 12  (per measure)      *  32ND-NOTES = 16 + 16  (per measure)     As we played 16ths earlier in PART I, we were cramming 8 notes per bass drum . . . into the tempo, and the bass was always contant  . . .  (See last months TD #47.) NOW . . . ON WITH THE LESSON:     To use the OTHER NOTE-VALUE-ROLL-TYPES . . . we will still need to MAINTAIN THE STEADY BASS, (remain at that same tempo) BUT, depending on the note-value roll type . . . we will be cramming LESS OR MORE notes into the same relative space, 'time-frame' or tempo.     These roll speeds vary from VERY slow to VERY fast.  16ths are somewhere in the middle.     NOW, TRY ALL THE OTHERS. QUARTER TRIPLETS:     If we want to play Quarter Triplets . . . we'll need to play very slow 3 + 3 . . . while maintaining that SAME bass tempo.  That bass MUST remain steady . . . and at the SAME speed as when we played the 8 + 8 roll.      Quarter triplets are so slow . . . they can easily played with one hand . . . by anyone (no matter what level.)  The really HARD part is keeping the bass steady as we evenly spread 3 notes across the SAME time-frame where we were playing 8 awhile ago. PAID STUDENTS ONLY . . .     It may help to take a peek at the NOTE-VALUE lesson at the hidden site.  Scroll down and look at 4th triplets on the rhythm scale . . . under the sub-heading, "Reading Note-Values". http://207.240.40.16:82/drummers/hsdrum/notevals.html PAID STUDENTS, AGAIN:  HEAR 4th triplets with DB#4, 'Shuffle', here.  Let it play several times, until you 'FEEL' the very-EASY-to-play, 4th triplets . . . http://207.240.40.16:82/drummers/hsdrum/fills44.html     If any non-paid students can hack into the hidden site this way . . . be honest and tell me how you did it.  I'll give you free access with all the trimmings.     ANYWAY . . .     ON WITH THE LESSON . . . 8TH NOTES:     These are easy . . .  You can do these with one hand too! You are already playing 8th notes on the hi-hat . . . as you are playing the 8th rock beat.      All that's necessary is to move (at the right time) maybe to the hi-tom . . . an play 4 + 4 of the same notes THERE, as a fill.  Then, move back to the hat and resume the beat.     This 'may' seem almost TOO SIMPLE AND EASY, to be useful . . . but it isn't!       REMEMBER . . . 'VARIETY' . . . IS THE SPICE OF LIFE!     As we mix and match all these note-value roll types . . . we'll discover unlimited varieties of combinations.  This is exactly what you are hearing on your favorite recordings and it's EXACTLY what you want to learn to do.     You ad-lib fills are about to soar to new levels!     Once you've mastered these basic building blocks of all rhythm . . . you'll also find it easy to identify exactly what you are hearing on the recordings . . . then emulate what you are hearing and WRITE it too . . .  8TH NOTE TRIPLETS:     Now you'll probably need both hands again.     Practice this repeatedly.  REMEMBER!  The bass-drum tempo must remain EXACTLY as it was when we started with the 8 + 8 roll (or 16ths) earlier in the lesson. These NOTE-VALUES are all relative to the established tempo.  If the tempo changes . . . so will the speed of ALL these rolls.    This time you'll be playing a steady stream of 6 + 6, indefinitely.  R L R  L R L B PAID STUDENTS:  HEAR this now, at . . . http://207.240.40.16:82/drummers/hsdrum/8thtrip.html    (HACKERS:  You know the drill! Tell me! Help me! Be rewarded!)    Focus on that bass drum . . . keep it steady . . . repeat the roll until it flows well . . . then go INTO the beat  . . .    Cycle back and forth between the beat and roll until it's easy to do.  KEEP THAT BASS TEMPO STEADY. We're spreading these six notes over the SAME time-frame where 3 + 3, 4 + 4, and 8 + 8 were placed earlier. AND . . . THE BASS REMAINS CONSTANT. 16TH TRIPLETS:    We are ONLY human!  The tempo of our beat must be REASONABLY SLOW here or we may not be able to keep up. This roll may be limited to slower tempos for awhile, until you develop super-human ability.  It'll come with enough practice!  :>)    Imagine cramming 12 + 12 notes into the SAME time-frame where we just played 6 + 6 above.  If you can do it while maintaining that constant bass tempo . . . you'll be playing 16th triplets.    It's a VERY impressive fill or roll!  It'll turn heads everytime it's used . . . even in moderate tempos.  But that kind of speed will require considerable practice. Some of you may have your work cut-out for you here. But . . . I'll promise you one thing.  Every hour you'll devote to this roll will improve you coordination and speed by a factor of 3.   Yes!  I'm saying . . . You can be 3 times the drummer you are now . . . with one hour of dull, boring practice on this 12 + 12 (16th triplet) roll!      R L R L R L  R L R L R L  B (double groups of 6 / only one bass) PAID STUDENTS:  HEAR this with 'Shuffle' at: http://207.240.40.16:82/drummers/hsdrum/fills44.html      32ND PRESS ROLL         You'll need sticks for this . . . preferably on a real drum.     Here we'll simply play the 8 + 8 roll . . . but we'll 'crush' every note.  Thus creating two notes for every stroke.  We end up with 16 + 16 by using the 'crush' or 'press' trick, making the sticks growl on the drum head.     TO CRUSH A NOTE . . . grip the stick very tightly with the thumb and 1st finger.  No other fingers should be touching the sticks . . .     LAY the stick into the head and force it to 'growl', producing a 'brrr' sound.  It's a trick! Squeeze the stick tightly between the thumb and finger as you strike the head.  Make it growl!     Now do it with each hand . . . building speed, placing a bass on the first of every 8 strokes . . . just like the 8 + 8 roll . . . but now we are 'growling' each stroke.     This is called a 32nd press or crush roll.     It's very useful as a fill with 8th rock or any beat. PAID STUDENTS:  HEAR THIS  . . . with 16th 4/4 at: http://207.240.40.16:82/drummers/hsdrum/ccrtab1.html ........THE BIG FINALE'..................... NOW TO TIE ALL THIS UP AND PUT A BOW ON TOP . . .     * Try these same rolls with 16th 4/4 . . . They're the same, but the bass notes will match the bass notes in the beat.  You'll only play half as many bass notes in your rolls here.     * Try these same rolls with Shuffle.  It's exactly the same as with 8th rock . . . Start your fills on any bass . . . and return to the hat on any bass.  Extend the rolls to any length,  or shorten them to one group, as you wish. Play slow tempos ONLY, while learning . . . BUT KEEP THE BASS STEADY as you traverse from beat to roll and back!     *  Try these same rolls with Quarter rock 4/4 . . . Now you'll either want to double the number of bass notes to match the beat, which may be hard to do . . . Or . . . you can simply play the rolls as you learned them . . . it'll mean that the bass drum will be cut to HALF its 4th rock tempo.     The rolls will ALWAYS 'feel' the same!  Only the BASS DRUM changes as we adapt these fills to the other basic dance beat categories . . . THE FANCY RIBBON . . .     MIX AND MATCH ENDLESSLY . . .     Theres almost no end to the ways you can combine all these roll types to produce ENDLESS VARIETY as you play your fills.      STICK WITH 8TH ROCK 4/4, UNTIL YOU HAVE ALL THESE FILLS ADAPTED TO YOUR STYLE. Then, try them with virtually ANY beat on virtually ANY song! WHAT'S THE SECRET?     KEEP THAT BASS TEMPO ROCK-SOLID STEADY AT ALL TIMES! Make your rolls and fills fit the tempo of the beat . . . (not the other way around.) WHAT WAS THAT THING ABOUT RUDIMENTS?     Now that you've begun to conquer that steady bass flow, while playing half measure fills . . . I might add that most rudiments can be crammed into those same half- measure time-frames the same way.  After all . . . the rudiments are nothing more than those same note-values . . . combined in assorted ways.     Jam with recordings every day!                                   Bill Powelson                        The Homestudy Institute of Drums ____________________________________________ ____________SPONSOR(S) WANTED_______________ Unique long-term advertising opportunity available for a very limited number of sponsors. Send e-mail and I will explain.  You will need a monthly advertising budget of $500 or more to get into this, but it's a very big, long-term idea for just the right sponsor or group of sponsors. 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