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Syncopation - 16th Note Triplets and 32nd Notes

Triplets: Lessons Six, Seven, Eight
16th Notes: Lessons Nine, Ten, Eleven
Substitute Diddles 1 and 2 and Double Note Singles (Language of Drumming) for all triplet and 16th note exercises.

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Syncopation - Accents for Fills & Solos

Lesson One: Accented 8th Notes (pg. 47-49)
Lesson Two: Accented Dotted 8th/16ths (pg. 50-52)
Lesson Three: Accented Triplets (pg. 53-58)
Lesson Four: Triplets with Mixed Sticking (pg. 59)
Lesson Five: Accented 16th Notes (pg. 60-63)

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Syncopation - Jazz Independence

Syncopation Set 1 (pg. 33)
Syncopation Set 2 (pg. 34-37)
Syncopation Exercises 1-9 (pg. 38-46)

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Syncopation - Triplet Fills

Lesson Six: 8th Note Triplets & Quarter Notes (pg. 14-15)
Lesson Seven: 8th Note Triplets & 8th Notes (pg. 16-17)
Lesson Eight: 8th Note Triplets & Dotted 8th/16ths (pg. 18-19)

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Syncopation - 16th Note Fills

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)

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Syncopation - 8th Note Fills

Lesson Four: 8th Notes & Quarter Notes (pg. 10-11)
Lesson Twelve: 8th Note Rests (pg. 30-32)

8th note rhythms can be played as fills by moving the notes around the drum set.

Parallel motion - Both hands move in the same direction

Contrary motion - Both hands move in different directions

Oblique motion - One hands move around the set while the other hand stays in the same place

You can also experiment with different stickings. You could use single strokes, or you could play double strokes on the 8th notes, or you could play unisons.

Once you’ve experimented with these motions try setting up a 4 bar phrase, with 3 bars of playing time and 1 bar of fill.

Practice these 4 bar phrases by playing along to music.