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Level 2

Counting in 12/8

1/1/2019

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When counting in 6/8 or 12/8, traditionally we count the eight notes as:
                 1+a 2+a    in 6/8                 and                1+a 2+a 3+a 4+a   in 12/8
This works well when we only have to count eighth notes, however when we also have to count sixteenth notes, traditional counting methods don't allow us enough syllables.  So, instead, I think we are better of going back to counting the eighth notes as numbers, i.e 1 2 3 4 5 6  in 6.8 and then we can use the syllable '+' for any in between sixteenth notes.
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5 Comments
Lee
12/9/2022 03:52:38 am

Not a drummer but I found this article really useful for guitar playing. I'd been having trouble with sixteenth notes and this helped. Thank you!

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Andrej
19/10/2022 01:03:16 am

Thanks. Very useful for guitar too.

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Lizzy
23/1/2023 09:41:36 am

really cool
im not a drummer but this was really helpful
for my orchestra

tyysm

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Steven White link
18/3/2024 03:12:41 am

Pretty good explanation . however the subject can become more complicated than the examples given when using dotted notes such as dotted quavers.

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Bryson link
3/7/2024 11:31:23 am

Hi great rreading your blog

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    ​Contents


    Chapter 1
    - 4 Stroke Types 
        and study in accents
    ​
    - Accented Eighth Notes
       and Dynamics

    Quarter Note Rock Beat
        with Subdivisions

     - Punkin' It Up
    Holiday
    Loosen Up
     - Length of HH sound

    Come As You Are
    Dotted Note Rhythms
    ​ - Call Us Dotty
    ​Eighth Note Sticking Patterns
    16th Note on Hi-Hat Review
    Smile Like You Mean It

    Chapter 2
    Snare Drum In Between
    16th Note Combination 1
    16th Note Combination 2
    Drags
    Chad Smith Funky Tricks
    Dani California​
    Califonication
    Accented 16th Notes
    16th Note Combination 3
    Semi-Madness SD solo
    16th Note Combination 4
    Adding 16th's on the Snare
    Measure Rolls
    Bass Drum in between
    -More Rock beats with Bass     Drum in between
    Smells Like Teen Spirit
    16th Note Sticking Patterns
    ​Bring Me to Life
    Rhythmic Summary 4 and 5
    Subdivisions of 1's-8's


    Chapter 3
    Counting in 12/8
    Adding 16th on the SD in 12/8
    ​Tambourino - Multi Perc
    ​
    Accented Triplets
    Toxicity Practice Beats
    The Kill
    Triplet Sticking Patterns
    Black Night
    ​Shuffles with SD in between
    Half Time Shuffles

    Chapter 4
    16th note on the HH Grooves
    ​Shimmy
    16th Note on the Hi-Hat Songs
    32nd Notes

    Level 2 Beats  - Summary
    ​
    Warm Up 

    Categories

    All
    6/8
    Accents
    Beats
    Dynamics
    Jazz
    Multiple Percussion
    Quarter Notes
    Rhythm Reading
    Sixteenth Notes
    Songs
    Sticking Patterns
    Triplets

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