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    I started playing out of my Time Functioning patterns book again and decided to do the fatback exercises using only 1/4 note ostinato's and wow is that an eye opener for me. I can do them pretty well using 1/8th notes and triplets but those 1/4 notes are tough. I think it is because I am not used to all that empty space between hi-hat/ride patterns so I keep jumping the gun. I believe when i 1st started out I did all these using 1/8th notes and never went over the 1/4's.
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    I have no problem with them.

    By the way, what are they?

    Seriously, MDK, I look at things like that with the thought, "am I really going to use this stuff or could I be working on things that I know I will use"?
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    Quote Originally Posted by rickthedrummer View Post
    I have no problem with them.

    By the way, what are they?

    Seriously, MDK, I look at things like that with the thought, "am I really going to use this stuff or could I be working on things that I know I will use"?
    It is playing 1234 on hi hat while playing bd and snare underneath, but moving them around, 1e, ah2, and, 3e ah, 4 ah etc etc. I can move it around easy enough while playing 1/8th notes.. and though I can cheat and play everything with 1/8th notes as I now do I like to try and better my playing and challenge myself so yes I am really going to use it.
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    I think I know what you’re talking about. If so, I actually play that a fair amount. I kinda started doing it looking for alternatives ways to play shuffles. Just so everything doesn’t sound the same, LOL.
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    Quote Originally Posted by N2Bluz View Post
    I think I know what you’re talking about. If so, I actually play that a fair amount. I kinda started doing it looking for alternatives ways to play shuffles. Just so everything doesn’t sound the same, LOL.
    Thats the reason I started it as well, I noticed I play 90% of my stuff with 1/8 notes on ride or hats and would like to change it up. I usually end up accenting the 1/4 note and tapping the "and' so it sounds more like just 1/4 notes but I would like to just play it by hitting the 1/4 w/o tapping the "and"..It is much more efficient and still sounds different than the way I am currently doing it. If that makes sense
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    I got this wind up metronome and it has a little accent bell and what I do is I have it ring on say "1" and when I got a lot of space I can tell quickly if I'm speeding up or dragging when I'm not in sync with that little bell.
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    you can force the rhythm by playing accents on the quarter notes first and make it super obvious ..loud and quiet

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    Good exercises. Try it over a 7/8.

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    Play the 1/8 note pattern really slowly. You're welcome!

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