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Introduction to Volume I
Chapter 1 ~ MusicalPhrasing
Chapter 2 ~ 4-WayCoordination
Chapter 3 ~ SelectedRudimental Variations
Chapter 4 ~ AbstractTimetable Studies
Chapter 5 ~ BasicPolyrhythms & Hemiola
Chapter 6 ~ ContemporaryBackbeat Grooves
Chapter 7 ~ ModernJazz Grooves
Chapter 8 ~ SoloingApplications
Introduction to Volume II
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FREE AUDIO & VIDEO COMPANION ~ CHAPTER BY CHAPTERChapter 6 ~ Contemporary Backbeat Grooves
Syncopation is our occupation. The backbeat, which can be clinically defined as the stressing of beats 2 and 4, typically on the snare drum, is synonymous with the definition of syncopation, shifting the emphasis from accenting the typically strong downbeat pulse. The pendulum-like balance of the downbeat/backbeat continuum is less regimented in feel with an emphasis on the backbeat, instilling the urge to dance rather than march. Ostinato Studies focus on applying subdivisions, in a variety of voicings, to the most common of groove ostinatos (the 8/8 and 12/8 pulses) with a consistent backbeat, on beats 2 and 4, in common time.
Modulation Studies compress or expand a standard beat over subdivisions both common and uncommon to its general use, creating a distortion that is the aural equivalent of "seeing the beat in a fun-house mirror."
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WATCH Applying Polyrhythms to Contemporary Backbeat Ostinatos - a FREE video demonstration of the Standard Subdivision variations of the 8/8 & 12/8 Pulse Progressions for Single/Double Bass Drum, as seen on pgs. 72 & 74, respectively, which incorporate the Polyrhythms of 3:2 & 4:3, as outlined in Chapter 5.