Odd Time Signature

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Sticking Patterns for Odd Groupings

Getting Comfortable with Fives and Sevens

by Aaron Edgar

Sep 28, 2018

Belly Dance Rhythms for Drumset

Part 2: Exploring Odd Meters

Article by Ruben van Rompaey | Photo by Tom Dausner

Jul 31, 2018

Organic Odd-Time Patterns

A Smooth Method for Uncommon Phrases

by Aaron Edgar

Feb 28, 2018

The Fundamentals of 5/4 Rock

Backbeat and Ghost Note Placement

by Joel Rothman

Jan 31, 2018

Odd Subdivision Offbeats - Ten- and Fourteen-Note Groupings

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Aaron Edgar

Feb 23, 2017