This lesson continues developing the idea presented in our first Semi Quaver Grouping lesson. In this second grouping you will be removing the second semi quaver of each grouping of four. Which will look like this:
Again, the sticking for a single stroke roll is preserved, when we remove the second semi quaver we also remove a left hand stroke and play the next on the right again.
There is actually a better way to notate this bar as the rest is unnecessary. Because drums can only be played as they are (the notes can't be extended to semi breves for example) we can actually turn the first note in each beat into a quaver. This will create exactly the same rhythm.
NOTE This concept wouldn't apply to most pitched instruments such as the piano or guitar. This is because the length of the notes played on these instruments can easily be controlled to be shorted or longer, so in this case we would want to leave the rest in to get the same sound.
Here is the same rhythm with the rest removed, notice how much easier it is to read:
TASK
- Practice the rhythm until you can play it at 120bpm.
Listed below are four orchestrations for this rhythm:
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
TASK
- Practice all orchestrations on this sheet and add in your own feet patterns.
- Create your own orchestrations, look back at our rudiment orchestration collection for ideas.
Try a similar lesson where the third note is removed here.
