Virgil
07-19-2004, 01:28 PM
In Part 2 of the Paradiddle-Diddle fills, I take you through a phrasing which occurs frequently in my playing. It can be interpreted many different ways, and I will show you several variations. To begin with, the phrase cycles after 3 beats, so at first learn to play it in 3/4. As I like to do with many odd time phrases, when you become comfortable with it's native time signature, learn to transpose it into 4/4. The patterns this creates are so interesting - they engage our feelings; we are developing the sense of movement through time.
It's important to note that this approach will require firm control and understanding of the meter, and concentration in execution. This is when counting can become indispensable. Try counting both as 1/8th notes, and as 1/4 notes. When playing it in 4/4 it can help to play the left foot hi-hat part on beats 2 and 4 instead of all 4 quarter notes. This will ensure that you are thinking in 4/4. ( I have notated it this way in ex. 2a).
<img src="images/attach/wmv.gif">For a video demonstration on paradiddle-diddles, click here. (http://www.virgildonati.com/msgboard/attachments/fills-paradiddlediddle2.wmv)
The rhythm in 1 b remains unchanged, the difference being some different voicings. In 1 c, the two bass drum hits are played with both feet. (Refer to video).
<img src="images/!charts/fills-paradiddlediddle2-a.gif">
Now take the 3/4 rhythm and place it within a 4/4 structure.
<img src="images/!charts/fills-paradiddlediddle2-b.gif">
<img src="images/!charts/fills-paradiddlediddle2-c.gif">
<img src="images/attach/wmv.gif">For a video demonstration on paradiddle-diddles, click here. (http://www.virgildonati.com/msgboard/attachments/fills-paradiddlediddle2.wmv)
It's important to note that this approach will require firm control and understanding of the meter, and concentration in execution. This is when counting can become indispensable. Try counting both as 1/8th notes, and as 1/4 notes. When playing it in 4/4 it can help to play the left foot hi-hat part on beats 2 and 4 instead of all 4 quarter notes. This will ensure that you are thinking in 4/4. ( I have notated it this way in ex. 2a).
<img src="images/attach/wmv.gif">For a video demonstration on paradiddle-diddles, click here. (http://www.virgildonati.com/msgboard/attachments/fills-paradiddlediddle2.wmv)
The rhythm in 1 b remains unchanged, the difference being some different voicings. In 1 c, the two bass drum hits are played with both feet. (Refer to video).
<img src="images/!charts/fills-paradiddlediddle2-a.gif">
Now take the 3/4 rhythm and place it within a 4/4 structure.
<img src="images/!charts/fills-paradiddlediddle2-b.gif">
<img src="images/!charts/fills-paradiddlediddle2-c.gif">
<img src="images/attach/wmv.gif">For a video demonstration on paradiddle-diddles, click here. (http://www.virgildonati.com/msgboard/attachments/fills-paradiddlediddle2.wmv)