Here I have rewritten a page from the Wilcoxon Drum Method, which I’ve been using a lot lately. I’ve put his “swing or rhumba” studies (p. 31, two-measure syncopation and accent studies in 4/4) into 5/4. The book offers a lot of insight into the background and methods of the swing and early bebop drummers- they all worked through Wilcoxon- and I’ll be giving it a full review soon.
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Linear phrases in 5/4, mixed rhythm — inversion
- Todd Bishop
- March 31, 2015
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Page o’ coordination: Afro 15
- Todd Bishop
- May 3, 2019
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Hey, as long as we’re working on weird, non-traditional perversions of the natural world, here is a page of “Afro 6” groove in 5. Or 15/8, which is a triplet feel in 5. This groove […]
Linear phrases in 5/4, mixed rhythm — 02b
- Todd Bishop
- May 6, 2015
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