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Beat Displacement - A Study in Timing

The document discusses beat displacement in drumming, providing various exercises and notations for practicing bass drum combinations. It includes detailed drum notation keys and references exercises from Ted Reed's 'Progressive Steps to Syncopation.' The content is aimed at enhancing timing and rhythmic skills for drummers.
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Beat Displacement - A Study in Timing

The document discusses beat displacement in drumming, providing various exercises and notations for practicing bass drum combinations. It includes detailed drum notation keys and references exercises from Ted Reed's 'Progressive Steps to Syncopation.' The content is aimed at enhancing timing and rhythmic skills for drummers.
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by Francesco Vecchio

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Beat Displacement: A Study in Timing

∋x( x
A
3 x x
−− œ
x x x x x x x x x x x x
−−
Drum Set ã3 œ
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œ

x x x x x x x x ∋x( x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x

ã −œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ −−

≈ x x ≈ œx x ≈ x x ≈ œx x −
B
x x x x x x x x

ã −œ œ œ œ
œ œ −

x x œx x x x œx x ≈ x x ≈ œx x ≈ x x ≈ œx x ≈ x x ≈ œx x ≈ x x ≈ œx x ≈ x x ≈ œx x ≈ x x ≈ œx x

ã −œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ −−
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x x x x x x x x x x ∋x( x x x x x x x x x x x
C


ã −œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ −−
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

x x x œx x x x x x œx x x ∋ x (x x x œx x x x x x œx x x x x x œx x x x x x œx x x x x x œx x x x x x œx x

ã −œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ −−
3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6

x x x œx x x x x x œx x x ≈ x x x ≈ œx x x ≈ x x x ≈ œx x x
D


ã −œ œ œ œ −−
3 3 3 3 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

x xxx xxx xxx xx ≈ x x x ≈ x x x ≈ x x x ≈ x x x ≈xxx≈xxx≈xxx≈xxx ≈ xxx ≈ x xx ≈ x xx ≈ xxx



ã −œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ −−
E 3 3
ι 3 3
ι 3 3
ι
x x ‰ x x x ‰ x
ã −− ‰ x ‰ ‰ x ‰ x x ‰ ‰ x ‰ −−
x x x x
3
ι 3ι 3 3ι 3 3ι 3 3ι 3 3ι 3 3ι
3 3

− x x ‰ x x x ‰ x ‰ x ‰ ‰ x ‰ x x ‰ ‰ x ‰ x x ‰‰ x ‰ x x ‰‰ x ‰ x x ‰ ‰ x ‰ x x ‰‰ x ‰ −
ã − x x x x x x x x −
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bass drum combinations - exercises A-B
1 2 3 4

ã −− œ Œ œ Œ −− −− œ Œ œ œ Œ −− −− œ œ Œ œ œ Œ −− −− œ ‰ œ œ Œ −−
Ι
5 6 7 8

ã −− œ Œ œ ‰ œ −− −− œ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ −− −− œ ‰ − œ œ Œ −− −− œ ‰ − œ œ œ Œ −−
Ι Ι Ι Θ Θ
9 10 11 12

ã −− œ Œ œ − œ Œ −− −− œ − œ Œ œ − œ Œ −− −− œ − œ ‰ − œ œ Œ −− −− œ − œ ‰ − œ œ œ Œ −−
Θ Θ
13 14 15 16

ã −− œ ‰ − œ ‰ œ Œ −− −− œ ‰ − œ ≈ œ œ Œ −− −− œ − œ ‰ − œ ≈ œ œ Œ −− −− œ − œ ‰ − œ ≈ œ œ ‰ − œ −−
Θ Ι Θ Θ Θ Θ

bass drum combinations - exercises C-D


1 2 3 4

ã −− œ Œ œ Œ −− −− œ Œ œ ‰ œ Œ −− −− œ ‰ œ Œ œ ‰ œ Œ −− −− œ ‰ ‰ œ œ Œ −−
Ι
3 3 3 3

5 6 7 8

ã −− œ Œ œ ‰ ‰ œ −− −− œ ‰ ‰ œ œ ‰ ‰ œ −− −− œ ‰ œ ‰ ‰ œ œ ‰ œ ‰ ‰ œ −− −− œ œ œ œ −−
Ι Ι Ι Ι Ι
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

For permutation E, use exercises 1-8 (page 38) from Ted Reed's Progressive Steps to Syncopation
Drum Notation Key

O o O
Crash 2 Bells
Crash China Splash Hi-Hat Open Ride Bell
Hi-Hat Ride
x x x x x x
‹
x x

Cowbell Concert Tom 1 Concert Tom 2


Tom Rim Timbales Tambourine Concert Tom 3 Concert Tom 4
1 ú
‹
1 1 ú ú ú
1
Tom 1 Tom 2 Tom 3 Floor Tom Floor Tom 2

‹
Ï Ï Ï Ï Ï
Snare Rim
Snare Snare Ghost Note Stick on Stick Cross-Stick
Bass Drum Bass Drum 2 Hi-Hat Left Foot Hi-Hat Open Left Foot
‹ Ï e h f
Ï Ï x x
o

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