Adding to a similar thing we did early this year, here are some more possibilities for filling in an ordinary right hand lead Reed method— that’s the one where you play the book rhythm on […]
Category: Reed interpretations
Reed interpretations: triplet feel R&B
This is a triplet-feel R&B groove practice method we did in a lesson with a student recently. It has a snare drum backbeat on 2 and 4, quarter notes on the cymbal, and some triplet […]
Reed tweak: filler options
Some filler options for a basic, very common right hand lead method used with the book Syncopation— the top line book rhythm is played with the RH/RF on a cymbal and bass drum in unison, […]
EZ ECM: entry to 7/4
Hey, a few broad, non-technical creative possibilities for playing a straight-8th, ECM-type texture in 7/4, which also apply to using Ted Reed’s Syncopation on the drum set broadly. First, we need some rhythms to work […]
Uptempo rock practice phrase
Here’s a quick one— a practice phrase combining two practice systems from the rock drill I posted recently, that’s good for fast tempos. It flows really nicely. I give you so many open-ended practice systems, […]
Reed interpretation: Matt’s double bass method – 03
More of an expansive double bass method using the book Syncopation, that I’ve been developing with a student. Here we’ll get into 16th triplets on the bass drums. The method is a little obscure to […]
Syncopation rhythms – quarter note triplets
The need for this arose when I was practicing yesterday, so here we go— two pages of syncopation rhythms including quarter note triplets and inverted quarter note triplets. You know what to do. Get the […]
More Tiki Fulwood funk fills
Another item I was working on with a student, for everyone waiting for the other shoe to drop on that 2013 Tiki Fulwood/Funkadelic fills post. It’s a fun, low-intensity thing to do with Syncopation pp. […]
Reed interpretation: Matt’s double bass method – 02
Continuing a double bass drum method I’m developing with a student. I don’t play double bass, and have very little to teach on the subject, but we’re building a pretty substantial drill out of it. […]
Todd’s rock drill
Along the lines of that jazz drill from a few weeks back, here’s a rock/funk drill I’m playing— or universal backbeat-music drill. My wife, Casey Scott, is a songwriter, and is getting ready to record […]