nocTurnal
Senior Member
Any special technique for keeping track of which measurement you're on?
I finally started taking lessons again, and my teacher had me play in both 8th note rock grooves and then switch to 16th and then to 1/4. That was the first thing he checked, and immediately he spotted problems. I was speeding up to fast from 8th to 16th. So he gave me an exercise:
A = 8 (measures)
B = 8
A = 8
B = 8
C = 8
B = 8
B = 8
A = 8th HH
B = 16th HH
C = 1/4 HH
* Bonus = Transitional fills
Funny how I got something that should be so standard wrong. I've been practicing 'Groove Essentials' and 'Great Hands for the most part, but I guess I just neglected to practice switching from 8th to 16th. I seem to do all right after a bit of practice now. I just count each measure out loud. But if I play a more complex groove than the standard straight rock beat, that's when things might get complicated. Any particular method to track where you are?
Also, what are some examples of "transitional fills"? What's a transitional fill as opposed to a regular fill? Any songs you can recommend to me for examples. If Pollyanna is reading this, maybe you could give me a Beatles example.
Thread title should read "TRANSITIONAL Fills."
I finally started taking lessons again, and my teacher had me play in both 8th note rock grooves and then switch to 16th and then to 1/4. That was the first thing he checked, and immediately he spotted problems. I was speeding up to fast from 8th to 16th. So he gave me an exercise:
A = 8 (measures)
B = 8
A = 8
B = 8
C = 8
B = 8
B = 8
A = 8th HH
B = 16th HH
C = 1/4 HH
* Bonus = Transitional fills
Funny how I got something that should be so standard wrong. I've been practicing 'Groove Essentials' and 'Great Hands for the most part, but I guess I just neglected to practice switching from 8th to 16th. I seem to do all right after a bit of practice now. I just count each measure out loud. But if I play a more complex groove than the standard straight rock beat, that's when things might get complicated. Any particular method to track where you are?
Also, what are some examples of "transitional fills"? What's a transitional fill as opposed to a regular fill? Any songs you can recommend to me for examples. If Pollyanna is reading this, maybe you could give me a Beatles example.
Thread title should read "TRANSITIONAL Fills."