Sextuplets, like eighth notes, triplets and sixteenth notes, are a
figure that you will hear constantly in all types of music and this
will help you to grasp the figure, but the most important aspect in
this type of exercise is the combination of hands and feet. Be careful.
With this type of figure there is always a tendency not to pay too much
attention because of how familiar it sounds, but once you begin to read
one bar after the other (without stopping), you will find that co-ordination
between your feet and hands sometimes fails, particularly in maintaining the
HiHat. Most of the students who have practised these exercises have found
them to be practical and effective when playing different patterns.
Quarter note = 50-60. quarter note = 50-60 In this type of exercise it is very important to work
at slow speeds at first to control all the strokes and the co-ordination of
hands and feet. Listen closely to the metronome so that you can read all the
bars without having to stop. This takes some time to get used to. Be careful
to avoid mordents. Be very exacting with yourself in your first steps. Then lower
the speed by 5-point intervals until you reach 40. Once you have done this you can
increase the speed until you reach your limit.
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