As with the 'Triangle Pattern', this Single Stroke Roll Orchestration lesson will come away from the idea of moving in set groupings. In this lesson you will be playing all notes on the snare, except for those on a numbered or '+a count which will be played on a tom. This basically means that any note played with a right hand will move to a different part of the kit. This is a simple idea but is a great for fill construction and hand speed and accuracy. I would advise working through our Moving Crotchets lesson for the single stroke roll also as the content is similar but a little easier.
As always, feet have been included in all exercises but experiment with different patterns to those shown If you are finding an exercise difficult it would be worth removing the feet until you are comfortable with the hands.
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3
Exercise 4
Exercise 5
Exercise 6
Tasks
Use the 2 minute rule to aim for the following target tempos. This list covers from a beginner to an experienced player so potentially represents several years worth of practice.
- Level 0: 60bpm
- Level 1: 90bpm
- Level 2: 120bpm
- Level 3: 140bpm
- Level 4: 160bpm & Demi Semi Quavers at 80bpm
- Level 5: 180bpm & Demi Semi Quavers at 90bpm
- Level 5+: 200+bpm & Demi Semi Quavers at 100+bpm
- Create your own orchestrations using this concept.
- Use as many different feet patterns as you can think of with each exercise.
- Apply the orchestration concept to the rudiment in various other time signatures and note values.
- Apply the concept as a fill in your general playing.
Up Next
I recomend covering our lesson on the Single Stroke Roll With Quarter Note Cymbals next.
