16th Note '332' With Subdivided 32nd Notes

In this lesson you will be expanding on our 8th Note '332' Fill With Subdivided 16ths by doubling the speed of all note values. This means that in 4/4 the fill will be a half bar pattern and will be built from 16th and 32nd notes. The note values used make this a very quick pattern and I strongly recomend working through the lesson linked above first to get familiar with the rhythms used in this pattern. The '332' terminology is also discussed there if you need a recap.

We'll start with the syncopated rhythm just played on the snare. On the left this is shown with no subdivision then on the right the 32nds are added in.

Syncopated 16th note 332 fills

The remainder of this page will be common orchestrations of this rhythm so before progessing make sure you can play the given part comfortably. In this examples below I have focused on using a cymbal accent for the start of each grouping and working around that. I have avoided more simple ideas such as straight orchestrations. As with all concept lessons, use this as a starting point to create your own patterns.


Start Each Group On A Crash

By placing a crash on all accented notes you will be defining the syncopation very clearly. Experiment with different orchestrations around the cymabals and using ghost notes and accents within the sub divided snares. The crash notation for this fill shows clearly the sixteenth note '332' rhythm.

Syncopated 16th note 332 fills


Orchestration the 32nd Notes

This time you will take the crash orchestration given above and move the 32nd notes around various different voices betweeen the accents. You can use different cymbal placements to make the movements easier in some cases.

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Use The 'RLRF' Sticking

This idea was used in the previous level 2 lesson and requires much more co ordination at these tempos. You will still use the crash accents as with the two examples above but this time snares will fall with the crashes and a kick will proceed them. The 32nd strokes can then be orchestrated also.

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TASK:

  1. Learn all examples upto a tempo of at least 130bpm.
  2. Use different kick and snare combinations in each example.
  3. Add each example into one of the structures we have covered previously.
  4. Experiment with creating full bar fills based off the given parts.
  5. Create fills using simple orchestrations around the kit.
  6. Combine the ideas given in this lesson to create further fills.

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