The ratamacue takes the single stroke 4 sticking and adds in drags on every quarter note, much like the flam accent did with single stroke triplets and flams. This creates a very busy rhythm that requires good stick control in terms of both note placement and dynamics. At the bottom of the page you will find a collection of links to lessons you may find useful when learning this part.
Below I have shown four versions of this rudiment, a note on what is happening is included in each.
Exercise 1
A Ratamacue with each beat starting on the right.
Exercise 2
A Ratamacue with each beat starting on the left.
Exercise 3
A Ratamacue with alternate sticking, starting on the right.
Exercise 4
A Ratamacue with alternate sticking, starting on the left.
TASK
- Using the 2 minute rule, get all 4 exercises up to a tempo of at least 135bpm.
- Experiment with adding feet as both quarter and eighth notes.
- Apply some standard orchestrations.
