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Groove Construction, Part 9: Split Grooves
Jost Nickel On 23rd Feb 2017
This month’s groove workshop introduces split patterns. In these phrases, the right hand alternates between two voices, the hi-hat and ride. The arm should hardly move; the motion should originate from the wrist. This concept is especially effective with patterns that contain broken 16th notes, such as Exercise 1.