CADENCE WEEK, DAY #5
Here is the fifth and final cadence as promised!
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CADENCE WEEK, DAY #5
Today is the fifth and final day of Cadence Week! Enjoy!
Difficulty: 4.0 – This cadence has a laid-back funk groove spiced up with a lot of rolls and other rudiments. It will require some decent chops, but if you’ve got ’em, audiences will enjoy watching you strut!
CADENCE WEEK, DAY #4
The fourth day of Cadence Week!
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CADENCE WEEK, DAY #4
Today is the fourth day of Cadence Week! Enjoy!
Difficulty: 1.5 – This is a fairly simple and catchy cadence that utilizes 16th note rhythms, single strokes, double strokes, and paradiddles. It can serve a younger ensemble by incorporating basic rudiments into their playing, or it can serve as an easy drum line cadence for a more experienced group.
CADENCE WEEK, DAY #3
The third day of Cadence Week!
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CADENCE WEEK, DAY #3
Today is the third day of Cadence Week! Enjoy!
Difficulty: 3.5 – “Nebula” is a driving, upbeat cadence with a lot of energy. The fast tempo provides a challenge, but it should be quite attainable for an intermediate level group. Instrumentation: snare drums, multi-tenor drums (quint-toms), bass drums (4 or 5), cymbals.
CADENCE WEEK, DAY #2
The second day of Cadence Week!
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CADENCE WEEK, DAY #2
Today is the second day of Cadence Week! Enjoy!
Difficulty: 1.5 – The cadence’s title “B.O.A.T.S.” stands for Based On A True Story. (You’ll have to guess what the story is!) It’s a fairly simple groove, and it focuses on ensemble interplay. This would be great for a young drum line that wants to grow as an ensemble—or for a more experienced drum line that wants something catchy they can learn quickly.
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When I released the first video in this marching tenor drums series, I gave a broad overview of what each video would cover. I listed video #6 as “Essential Vocabulary.” But honestly, doesn’t “Cool Stuff You Should Know” have a better ring to it? Either way, this lesson covers the essential tenor vocabulary not previously covered. After watching this, you will Read more “How to Play Marching Tenor Drums, part 6 of 7: Cool Stuff You Should Know”
It’s time to work on sweeps and scrapes! Check out the newest video:
Sweeps, scrapes, split doubles–whatever you prefer to call them, this video breaks them down in detail. You’ll find a lot here. Learn the differences between adjacent sweeps, non-adjacent sweeps, spock sweeps, outward sweeps, inward sweeps, and push-pull sweeps. A full transcript of the video is below, along with links to the solos mentioned.
I would really, really like to hear your feedback on this particular video. I think the terminology descriptions have the potential to revolutionize the Read more “How to Play Marching Tenor Drums, Part 5 of 7: Sweeps & Scrapes”
It’s crossover week! Check out the newest video:
This 7-part series becomes more interesting as crossovers–a true staple of tenor drumming–are explored in a variety of ways. This video covers 13 crossover patterns, including a long “Crossover Builders” exercise that goes through all 18 crossover positions.
The “Crossover Builders” exercise and a transcript of the video are included below. Just a reminder: If you don’t already have Read more “How to Play Marching Tenor Drums, Part 4 of 7: Crossovers”
Today we focus on building fast singles! In part 1, we covered playing zones and basic movement. In part 2, we covered basic around patterns. Now, we build upon this foundation and start Read more “How to Play Marching Tenor Drums, Part 3 of 7: Building Fast Singles”
In part 1, we started with general movement principles, and we now come to basic around patterns with standard drum rudiments. This is the material I usually show first-time players on day one (exercises included below).
If you have been playing tenors for any length of time, these patterns should Read more “How to Play Marching Tenor Drums, Part 2 of 7: Around Patterns”
Over the years, many of my students have wanted to learn how to play marching tenor drums. As much as time allowed, I would work with them individually and share the resources I had. Unfortunately, I was limited by space and time. Some of the existing resources were helpful, but students still struggled to know how to go forward on their own. Well, I saw a need and decided to do something about it. In order to multiply my impact and provide a ton of new material, I Read more “How to Play Marching Tenor Drums, Part 1 of 7: Basic Movement”
