Welcome to the final installment of our series on ways to interpret the classic Ted Reed book Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer. The following applications can be used with any of the seventy-two repetitive one-measure examples from pages 29, 30, and 33–36; the thirty-two-measure rhythmic melodies from pages 37–44; the accented-8th-notes section that begins on page 46; and the accented-8th-note-triplets section that begins on page 52. Roll Applications For ideas to help develop endurance and consistency with accents, play a single-stroke roll and interpret the written line from Syncopation as accents. Here’s a four measure phrase that utilizes Examples 9–12 from page 29. Next, try leading the single-stroke roll with your left hand. Here’s a four-measure phrase that makes use of Examples 1–4 from page 33. You can also try reading the written line as accents while applying a double-stroke roll. Here’s a four-measure phrase using Examples […]