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Hello, I've developed an interest in the style of jazz. I bought a bunch of books on jazz drumming and bebop. My guitarist friend has let me listen to groups like Ornette and Miles Davis, and to say the least I decided I wanted to be able to play like these drummers. To have that kind of facility would just increase my market value so to speak.
On to the exercise. This may or may not actually relate to the grouping idea that I asked about here a while ago.
Basically its talking about a "3+3+2+4" pattern inside a bar of 4/4. According to the text, there are "3 bars" within this frame. Thing is, I don't understand that. 3 bars of what? My understanding of 4/4 is that there are four quarter notes, and each one can be subdivided into triplets, eighths, 16ths and so on. So where does this "3+3+2+4" come in?
They show notes labelled :
"1 A 2 A 3 4 A 1 A 2 3 A 4 A 1 2 a (16th note following a dotted 8th) 3 4"
Then they put a 3 over the first two parts, a 2 over the third, and a 4 over the last. My guitarist friend tried explaining to me what it meant, he said that the first 2 parts are quarter note triplets, and the "1 A 2 A" are eighth notes that cut the 2 quarter notes in half. But how the hell does all this fit inside 4/4???
On to the exercise. This may or may not actually relate to the grouping idea that I asked about here a while ago.
Basically its talking about a "3+3+2+4" pattern inside a bar of 4/4. According to the text, there are "3 bars" within this frame. Thing is, I don't understand that. 3 bars of what? My understanding of 4/4 is that there are four quarter notes, and each one can be subdivided into triplets, eighths, 16ths and so on. So where does this "3+3+2+4" come in?
They show notes labelled :
"1 A 2 A 3 4 A 1 A 2 3 A 4 A 1 2 a (16th note following a dotted 8th) 3 4"
Then they put a 3 over the first two parts, a 2 over the third, and a 4 over the last. My guitarist friend tried explaining to me what it meant, he said that the first 2 parts are quarter note triplets, and the "1 A 2 A" are eighth notes that cut the 2 quarter notes in half. But how the hell does all this fit inside 4/4???