The fills in this lesson will all follow the 'R L L F' sticking played over an eighth note triplet and will involve moving the right hand to different parts of the kit. The orchestration concept has been applied to the RLLF pattern in various forms at this level and at the bottom of the page you will find links to some of these lessons.
In each example you will be presented with a variation on the basic pattern that you can apply as a fill. In some cases accents and ghost notes are used, some use all non accented notes and some use a mixture. Use the given ideas as a starting point to create your own versions of these fills.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
Example 6
TASK
- Using the 2 minute rule, get the fills up to a tempo of at least 135bpm.
- Apply the examples as fills in a Four or Eight bar structured piece.
- Use the given parts to create your own fills based on this idea.
