Continuing with ideas for orchestrating a single stroke roll, in this lesson you will be taking the basic rudiment as sixteenth notes and splitting it into groups of five. Each of these groups of four will then be played on a different drum, in pretty much the same way you did in similar lessons. You can fit three groupings of give into a bar of 4/4 but the last of these ends on an eighth note. The middle of the three groupings starts on a left hand due to the off grouping and this will feel odd.
Feet have been included in some exercises. In those that don't have them try adding various patterns in and for those that do try using different feet parts. For this concept it is acceptable to use the same drum twice within a bar as long as two groups of four aren't played on the same drum in a row.
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.
