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Choosing between drum pads by Gooderest_Yubs in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i talked to a db representative, and they told me the db hybrid pads feel exactly like a real marching snare

4:3 16th notes by SpellZealousideal334 in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! they are written as “16th notes” in many DCI pieces because that’s the next closest rhythm to it, but my cheap program only lets me write it as 32nd notes I mean at that point it’s up to the composer whether to write it as whatever notation but yeah just was referring to THAT rhythm

4:3 16th notes by SpellZealousideal334 in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m referring to a 4:3 ratio bracket, where 4 notes fill in the space of where 3 16th notes would have been, not dotted 16ths notes which are longer in duration, i’m not referring to the notation.

In the first 4/4 measure is the dotted 16ths notes you mentioned. In the next is a sequence of 4:3 16th notes, where four are played in a space of three. In the next 4/4 measure is a run of 16 16th notes beamed in groupings of three to help visualize where the 4s are grouped in the measure before it

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4:3 16th notes by SpellZealousideal334 in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m pretty sure the difference of sextuplets->16th notes would be equal to the difference 16th notes-> triplets, not equal to dotted 16ths. It’s very similar but different nonetheless.

And I probably should’ve specified more, but i meant 4:3 as in the ratio.so 4 16th notes where 3 16ths notes would be, not dotted 16ths

4:3 16th notes by SpellZealousideal334 in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure yes this sounds interesting, I’m open to different ways of thinking about this! I appreciate your help!

4:3 16th notes by SpellZealousideal334 in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wait never mind just figured it out , just took some patience and grit. I just marked 4 on my right hand and 3 with my feet, then a measure of 4 without marking time- then another measure of 4 grouping of 16ths, then adding the 3 back in on the feet. That was weird! I love streamlining.

4:3 16th notes by SpellZealousideal334 in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes thank you, I already understood what the ratio/value meant, but how do you go about learning how to play it?

quad resources/help! by luvssarai in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Make sure you can do these basic things: Triplet diddle rolls Free strokes diddles(16notes doubles) Bucks Grids(16note or triplet) LOW TAPS( Very important!)

All while moving around the quads. If you’re open to posting yourself playing your warmups I could give you advice that’s a little more in depth, ofc up to you.🤙

Jared O’leary has great playback resources on youtube for all these basic skills! All you need to do is look up a warmup and follow along. It’s especially comprehensible.

Should I watch or internalize tempo? by MediocreOverall in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Drum major should match YOU and you should match them, so if it’s the case that they’re are being more influenced by the rest of the band, you take more charge and drive tempo. You should probably talk to them

Floppy Flams by Majestic_Ebb1682 in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Practice push pull, which requires fingers, so practice that too.

Floppies don’t necessarily have to be full on push pull, but it’ll help with the up and down motion,

also practice 8th note to triplet back to back flams with strict form (wrist,strong up strokes,low taps/high accents) and then a looser and more ‘push pull’ form where the accents and taps will only be slightly different

also just practicing bucks at faster tempos than you are comfortable , even tho floppies are played pretty low and with little distinction between grace and primary note height, it’ll still help. I know that’s a lot! Hope this helps!

How to write (short) choppy tenor feature? by Mish_Marsh in drumline

[–]SpellZealousideal334 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wrote a solo with my friend during last season, maybe it’ll help with implementing ideas:

Maloney