Rock Perspectives

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A New Perspective

Displacing Four-Over-Three Polyrhythms

by Aaron Edgar
Aug 30, 2017

A New Realm of Groove

Quintuplet Applications

by Aaron Edgar
Jul 26, 2017

Advanced Herta Applications

Rudimental Polyrhythms in Odd Subdivisions

by Aaron Edgar
Jun 28, 2017

Rock Perspectives - Three Beats

The following two examples are simple hand/foot patterns that can be put together as one. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

by David Garibaldi
Jun 19, 2017

Future Sounds

Rock drumming has a tendency toward being colorless at times. TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

by David Garibaldi
Jun 8, 2017
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A New Perspective - Displacing Three-Over-Four Polyrhythms

A three-over-four polyrhythm is comprised of sets of three equally spaced notes and four equally spaced notes that occupy the same timeframe. Typically both sides of the polyrhythm start together on the same note and utilize the same subdivision. If…

Aaron Edgar
May 31, 2017

Rock Perspectives - "Playing Rock Music Is Not Dumb"

The following material is similar to the Rock Perspectives column regarding Swiss Army Triplets (July 1981). It's different enough to present additional technical challenges. These particular exercises can be of special benefit to the right foot (bass drum) because of…

by David Garibaldi
May 25, 2017

Rock Perspectives - Modular Rock

Modular Rock TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

Modern Drummer
May 10, 2017

Septuplet Permutations - Diving Deep Into an Odd Subdivision

I find that the best way to become proficient with a new subdivision is to isolate each partial within the grouping and then combine the partial with all of the other available notes in the subdivision. Using triplets as an…

Aaron Edgar
Apr 26, 2017

Rock Perspectives - A Practical Application of Swiss Army Triplets

The Swiss Army triplet was shown to me several years ago by Keith Knudsen of The Doobie Brothers.

by David Garibaldi
Apr 24, 2017

Rock Perspectives - Concept for Two Drum Sets

The year following my high school graduation, one of the big favorites was James Brown and the Famous Flames. At least once a year he came to the San Francisco Bay Area and played all the big auditoriums.

David Garibaldi
Apr 12, 2017

Septuplet Fives - Polyrhythmic Permutation

Seven over five can be a challenging polyrhythm to master. We’ll start building this rhythm by playing every fifth septuplet partial in a measure of 5/4. It can take plenty of dedicated practice to master this figure, especially when we…

Aaron Edgar
Mar 29, 2017
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Rock Perspectives - Converting Those Old Rhythms, Part 1

One of the most basic rhythms in rock. In this study, the focus is on: TO READ THE FULL STORY: SUBSCRIBE TO ACCESS LOG IN

by David Garibaldi
Mar 23, 2017

Rock Perspectives - Tom-Toms

In the basic rock concept, tom-toms are traditionally used only in fills and solos. This was expanded a few years ago with the release of Marvin Gaye's "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" which used a tom-tom on beats 2…

Modern Drummer
Mar 20, 2017
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