Drums – Notation – BT6 – Swung, Rounded, or Ternary Notation Rhythms

March 13, 2021

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How Ternary Rhythms (3, 6, 9, etc. parts) relate to Binary Rhythms (2, 4, 8, etc. parts) and other artificial Tuplets (5, 7, etc. parts):

PDF doc: Counting artificially-notated “Tuplets” (Duplets, Triplets, Quadruplets, Pentuplets/Quintuplets, Sextuplets, etc.) – While you watch Video

“Swung-Time” Rhythm Charts:

Drummers can play these charts on snare drum only to improve their reading and concert band/orchestra skills!

Drummers can play them as drum-set fills around their kit.

Drummers can play them as crashes + bass drum, as if they were Big Band ensemble figure “kicks”, optionally adding setup fills – see Rhythmic Figures Notation & Interpretation.

Drummers can play them as accents (see “Accents” Notation above) with one hand as rim shots or rim clicks or as crashes/Time-keeper + bass, while filling-in the other subdivisions on the snare softly as ghost notes, or more loudly around the toms, or both!

Drummers can keep 1-3 limbs playing a steady Time-keeping Ostinato, while playing these charts as a “Melody Line” with a remaining limb (e.g., snare, bass, hi-hat foot, or even Time-keeper hand) – see Melody versus Ostinato while you watch the video.

Drummers can play 1 measure (bar) as a “Call/Question” with one limb (e.g., snare) and then repeat this “Melody Line” as a “Response/Answer” with another limb (e.g., bass) for 1 bar in to create an internal “Dialogue/Conversation,” thus creating a 2-bar phrase. Or “Respond/Answer” by reading a different chart rhythm for the 2nd bar. You can even change what limbs “Call/Question” and what limb will “Respond/Answer.”

Drummers can also play 1/2 bar (counts 1 & 2 columns) of “Call/Question” and “Respond/Answer” with the 2nd half (counts 3 & 4 columns).

Drummers can also play Count 1 column “Call/Question,” Count 2 column “Response/Answer,” Count 3 column “Call/Question,” and finally Count 4 column “Response/Answer.”

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2/4 March Meter:

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet Jerk “e,” Lazy “a,” and “e a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 1-13

PDF doc: Combining each Jerk “e” chart above with every Lazy “a” combo for charts 38-49, which overlaps some with 14-25

PDF doc: Combining each Lazy “a” chart above with every Jerk “e” combo for charts 14-25, which overlaps some with 38-49

PDF doc: Combining each Jerk “e” chart above with every “e a” combo for charts 62-73, which overlaps some with 26-37

PDF doc: Combining each “e a” chart above with every Jerk “e” combo for charts 26-37, which overlaps some with 62-73

PDF doc: Combining each Lazy “a” chart above with every “e a” combo for charts 74-85, which overlaps some with 50-61

PDF doc: Combining each “e a” chart above with every Lazy “a” combo for charts 50-61, which overlaps some with 74-85

3/4 Waltz Meter:

PDF doc: How to apply these charts

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet Jerk “e,” Lazy “a,” and “e a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 1-25

PDF doc: Combining each Jerk “e” chart above with every Lazy “a” combo for charts 138-193, which overlaps some with 26-81

PDF doc: Combining each Lazy “a” chart above with every Jerk “e” combo for charts 26-81, which overlaps some with 138-193

PDF doc: Combining each Jerk “e” chart above with every “e a” combo for charts 250-301, which overlaps some with 82-137

PDF doc: Combining each “e a” chart above with every Jerk “e” combo for charts 82-137, which overlaps some with 250-301

PDF doc: Combining each Lazy “a” chart above with every “e a” combo for charts 302-357, which overlaps some with 194-249

PDF doc: Combining each “e a” chart above with every Lazy “a” combo for charts 194-249, which overlaps some with 302-357

4/4 Common Meter:

PDF doc: How to apply these charts

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet Jerk “e” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 1-17

PDF doc: Another version to play with a Swing Time-Keeping beat (on top)

PDF doc: Every combo 1/8-note Triplet “Lazy “a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 498-514

PDF doc: Another version to play with a Swing Time-Keeping beat (on top)

PDF doc: Combining each Jerk “e” chart above with every Lazy “a” combo for charts 515-754, which overlaps some with 18-257

PDF doc: Combining each Lazy “a” chart above with every Jerk “e” combo for charts 18-257, which overlaps some with 515-754

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/8-note Triplet “e a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 995-1011

PDF doc: Another version to play with a Swing Time-Keeping beat (on top)

PDF doc: Combining each Jerk “e” chart above with every “e a” combo for charts 1012-1251, which overlaps some with 258-497

PDF doc: Combining each “e a” chart above with every Jerk “e” combo for charts 258-497, which overlaps some with 1012-1251

PDF doc: Combining each “e a” chart above with every Lazy “a” combo for charts 755-994, which overlaps some with 1252-1491

PDF doc: Combining each Lazy “a” chart above with every “e a” combo for charts 1252-1491, which overlaps some with 755-994

5/4 Odd Meter:

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet Jerk “e” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 1-33

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet Lazy “a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 34-66

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet “e a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 67-99

To get other combos, use the 2/4 March Meter and 3/4 Waltz Meter charts and combine them together for (2-3) or (3-2) phrasing.

6/4 Afro Meter:

PDF doc: How to apply these charts

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet Jerk “e” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 1-64

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet Lazy “a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 65-128

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet “e a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 129-192

To get other combos, combine the 2/4 March Meter charts for (2-2-2) phrasing or use the 2/4 March Meter and 4/4 Common Meter charts for (2-4) or (4-2) phrasing, or use the 3/4 Waltz Meter charts for (3-3) phrasing.

7/4 Odd Meter:

PDF doc: How to apply these charts

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet Jerk “e” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 1-129

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet Lazy “a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 130-258

PDF doc: Every combo of 1/8-note Triplet “e a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 259-387

To get other combos, combine the 2/4 March Meter and 5/4 Odd Meter charts for (2-5) or (5-2) phrasing or combine the 3/4 Waltz Meter and 4/4 Common Meter charts for (3-4) or (4-3) phrasing.

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Drums – Notation – BT5 – Straight, Flat, or Binary Notation Rhythms

March 4, 2021

Note: On your phone, PDF documents may only open if you choose the “Save, Replace, or Keep Both” option and then it will be downloaded and notify you of this on the top of your screen. Open it there or in your Downloads folder and it will give you the option to Open with Adobe Acrobat, Drive, or some other PDF app you have installed on your phone. If you watch the associated video, it will open in another tab/window so that you can easily bounce back & forth between the PDF doc and the video. If your screen is big enough you can even arrange the windows next to each other!

PDF doc: Counting artificially-notated “Tuplets” (Duplets, Triplets, Quadruplets, Pentuplets/Quintuplets, Sextuplets, etc.) – While you watch the Video

“Straight-Time” Rhythm Charts:

Drummers can play these charts on snare drum only to improve their reading and concert band/orchestra skills!

Drummers can play them as drum-set fills around their kit.

Drummers can play them as crashes + bass drum, as if they were Big Band ensemble figure “kicks”, optionally adding setup fills – see Rhythmic Figures Notation & Interpretation.

Drummers can play them as accents (see “Accents” Notation above) with one hand as rim shots or rim clicks or as crashes/Time-keeper + bass, while filling-in the other subdivisions on the snare softly as ghost notes, or more loudly around the toms, or both!

Drummers can keep 1-3 limbs playing a steady Time-keeping Ostinato, while playing these charts as a “Melody Line” with a remaining limb (e.g., snare, bass, hi-hat foot, or even Time-keeper hand) – see Melody versus Ostinato.

Drummers can play 1 measure (bar) as a “Call/Question” with one limb (e.g., snare) and then repeat this “Melody Line” as a “Response/Answer” with another limb (e.g., bass) for 1 bar in to create an internal “Dialogue/Conversation,” thus creating a 2-bar phrase. Or “Respond/Answer” by reading a different chart rhythm for the 2nd bar. You can even change what limbs “Call/Question” and what limb will “Respond/Answer.”

Drummers can also play 1/2 bar (counts 1 & 2 columns) of “Call/Question” and “Respond/Answer” with the 2nd half (counts 3 & 4 columns).

Drummers can also play Count 1 column “Call/Question,” Count 2 column “Response/Answer,” Count 3 column “Call/Question,” and finally Count 4 column “Response/Answer.”

Please consider donating to help cover the 100’s of hours required to produce such exhaustive works like this. Thank you!

2/4 March Meter:

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “e, +, a, e+, +a, e a, and e + a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 1-29

3/4 Waltz Meter:

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “e, +, a, e+, +a, e a, and e + a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 1-57

4/4 Common Meter:

PDF doc: How to apply these charts

PDF doc: A quick way to create 1/16-note rhythms

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “e” count with the 1/4-note counts for charts 1-17

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/8th-note “+” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 18-34

PDF doc: Another version of this + The Rhythmic-Energy Contours each creates

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 35-51

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “e +” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 52-68

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “+ a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 69-85

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “e a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 86-102

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “e + a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 103-119

5/4 Odd Meter:

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “e” count with the 1/4-note counts for charts 1-33

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/8th-note “+” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 34-66

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 67-99

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “e +” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 100-132

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “+ a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 133-165

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “e a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 166-198

PDF doc: Every combo of the 1/16th-note “e + a” counts with the 1/4-note counts for charts 199-231

6/4 Afro Meter:

Use the 3/4 Waltz Meter charts and combine them together for (3-3) phrasing. Use the 2/4 March Meter charts and combine together for (2-2-2) phrasing.

7/4 Odd Meter:

Use the 3/4 Waltz Meter and 4/4 Common Meter charts and combine them together for (3-4) or (4-3) phrasing. Use the 2/4 March Meter and 5/4 Odd Meter charts and combine together for (2-5) or (5-2) phrasing.

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