In this lesson you will be extending the One Beat Fills In 3/4 by a quaver to create an odd and interesting fill length. This concept has previously been applied to the Time Signature Of 4/4, so it is just a case of getting comfortable with the concept and its timing in the context of the new time signature that needs to be worked on rather than the mechanics of the parts. In 4/4, to acheive this timing you would have started the fill on the '+' count after beat 3. In 3/4 you are going to start a beat earlier on the '+' after beat 2.
I recomend working through our lessons on Time Signatures, 3/4 Grooves and the lesson linked above on full bar 16th note fills in 4/4 before proceeding with this lesson.
When learning these fills, start the pattern slowly and make sure your note and hand placement is accurate first. When you are happy with the movements, then work on building up tempo a bit at a time. Once you can play the part at a good speed (I'd recomend 110bpm plus) try playing an AAAB style pattern all in 3/4 where the 'B' section is your new fill.
As the fills are a bit shorter, the start of the bar is filled with groove. I would encourage you to try as many different 3/4 groove patterns in this space as possible to create even more combinations of groove and fill.
Example 1
Example 2
Example 3
Example 4
Example 5
Example 6
TASK
- Learn the examples shown above upto a tempo of at least 120bpm.
- Create your own variations on each example by moving around the orchestration.
- Add the fills into a structured pattern.
