Drum Set Curriculum
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Syncopation - 16th Note Fills
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Syncopation, Fills & Solos, 16th Notes
Syncopation - 16th Note Fills
Level 1
Syncopation, Fills & Solos, 16th Notes

  • Lesson Nine: 16th Notes & Quarter Notes (pg. 20-21)

  • Lesson Ten: 16th Notes & 8th Notes (pg. 22-23)

  • Lesson Five: Dotted 8th/16ths (pg. 12-13)

  • Lesson Eleven: 8th/16th Combinations (pg. 24-29)

Level 1
Syncopation, Fills & Solos, 16th Notes
Stick Control - Rolls
Level 1
Stick Control, Short Roll Combinations, Technique, Fills & Solos
Stick Control - Rolls
Level 1
Stick Control, Short Roll Combinations, Technique, Fills & Solos

  • Single Beat Rolls (pg. 10)

  • Double Beat Rolls (pg. 11)

  • Closed Rolls (pg. 12)

  • Review of Short Roll Combinations (pg. 13)

Level 1
Stick Control, Short Roll Combinations, Technique, Fills & Solos

Checklist

  1. Play 16th note fills around the drum set using stickings

  2. Play 16th note fills on the snare drum using buzz rolls

  3. Play fills around the drum set using a combination of 16th notes, 8th notes and quarter note

  4. Play fills around the drum set using dotted 8th/16th and 8th/16th combinations

  5. Play 16th note fills around the drum set using parallel motion

  6. Play 16th note fills around the drum set using contrary motion

  7. Play 16th note fills around the drum set using oblique motion

  8. Play 16th note fills for 1, 2, 3 and 4 beats

  9. Play with a click at 80-120 bpm

  10. Record a drumless track with 3 bars of a rock groove and 1 bar of a fill