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May 5th, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
As far as drumline sheet music goes, there’s something nice about the simplicity of drumline exercises like the classic Triplet Diddle commonly associated with the Blue Devils. If you’re interested in more diddles and less check-pattern, download this alternate version of Triplet Diddle. This is intended to be a bit more of a finesse exercise, so play nice and low.
This release of Triplet Diddle is the first of a series of medium-difficult drumline exercises that will be published over the course of 2009. Keep coming back to get the others or simply subscribe and never miss out.
Also, how long before e-readers like the Amazon Kindle replaces our drumline music 3-ring binders?
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April 3rd, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
[photo by Justin Van Rheenen is shared]
Some people call them sweeps, some people call them scrapes. Basically it’s just a double-stroke where the notes are played on different drums. This is a fundamental technique for playing marching tenors, so if you’re already a tenor player or hope to be one in the future, make sure to learn these simple scrapes/sweeps drumline exercises.
When playing tenor sweeps the motion during the double-stroke is created by using a small amount of elbow pivot and lateral wrist bend (side-to-side). Don’t just rely on either your elbow or wrist to move your stick horizontally.
Also, keep your shoulder relaxed. Stiffness will make consistent sweeps impossible.
Lastly, make sure the medial wrist motion (up-down) remains consistent during the double-stroke and that there are indeed two independent strokes (as opposed to a diddle).
Tenor Sweeps and Scrapes Exercises
Two really quick bits of FreeDrum.Info new for you:
- Later this month check out an interview with Paul Buyer, author of the recently published and soon-to-be-released Marching Bands and Drumlines: Secrets of Success from the Best of the Best
. Paul was kind enough to answer a few questions about just what’s inside the book and why you should get a copy.
- In the past, FreeDrum.Info has offered premium drumline exercises for a small fee. These full-score exercises will be available for free later this summer, and we hope you enjoy them. Also, it’s free to subscribe to FreeDrum.Info articles to make sure you don’t miss out.
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March 17th, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
Need drum stuff? The Contact@FreeDrum.Info mailbox keeps getting newsletters about extensions on coupons and promotions.
Whether you like Musician’s Friend, Guitar Center, or Woodwind & Brasswind - each of them has something going on this month.
Maybe it’s some sort of first quarter earnings thing? Trying to get some cash before the end of March? I don’t know.
Check out the FreeDrum.Info Promos page to see what I’m talking about.
Update: Just added two more promos tonight, both for 75% off drum gear. Sweet.
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February 23rd, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
Get the new FreeDrum.Info book for 30% off - just $6.65 - but you have to hurry!
Our publisher has made coupon code: storeowners good for 30% off of their books.
Do it quick! The coupon expires Feb 28th at midnight.
Go to the FreeDrum.Info Volume One page for more info.
About FreeDrum.Info Volume One
Everything from the successful launch of FreeDrum.Info has been printed, bound, and packaged just for you.
This collection of drum lessons, percussion etudes, and drumline exercises is not another method book, but rather a series of exercises to supplement your own technique development.
Order the book, grab your metronome, and get to work.
If you have any trouble using the coupon, be sure to leave a comment on this post and we’ll see if we can figure out what’s wrong.
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February 13th, 2009 by James Voss Grumish
[image courtesy of drumFunny.com]
Check out drumFunny.com for some good drum humor.
Much like lolcats or failblog, the content on drumFunny.com is short and sweet, but it’s not just a collection of funny drumming vids/pics. There’s also a decent amount of original content and bite-size hybrid rudiments and snare segments.
Seriously, go check it out! drumFunny.com
There’s a few new sections on the FreeDrum.Info site you should know about.
On the right-side are the new “breaktime” links. When more fun drum/marching/music links are found, they’ll get added in there.
Up top there’s a link to the new Promos page. Get coupons and promotions info from major online music retailers. For example: coupon codes MusicTen and WANT expire on Feb 28th. You better find out where to redeem them.
Enjoy drumFunny.com and the drum promos.
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July 1st, 2008 by James Voss Grumish
If you’ve been through a few seasons of drumline then this is one of the exercises you’ll want to learn. Even if you already know the Big 3 - flam drags, cheeses, and flammed fives - there’s a fair chance that you haven’t separated the rudiments into their respective component rhythms (single-hand patterns). Breaking down a rudiment to one hand at a time helps isolate inconsistencies in your rhythm, sound quality, and technique.
Big Three - Components & Composites
There’s a lot of places where component rhythms can help your percussion studies. Keep an eye out for a chance to use it with something else you’re working on, or ask your private lesson teacher about other applications.
FreeDrum.Info is now six months old. If you like what you’ve found here, make sure to subscribe so that you don’t miss any posts. So far there’s been one free drumline exercise or percussion etude each month, and plans are for that to continue. Thanks for coming by. Tell your friends.
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