EXERCISES

Grooves/Accompaniments

In 4 (played with slight swing)

      1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . 4 . . .
1    T . T t T . T t T . T t T . T t
2    T . T t . T t . T . T t . T t .
3    T . S s . . T t T . S s . . T t
4    B b T b T t B t B b T b T . T t
5    B . . t T . B . . t T . B t T .
6    T t T s T t T s T t T s T t T s

In '3' (12/8)

      1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . .

1 T.TtT.T.TtT.T.TtT.T.TtT.

2    S . b S . . S . b S . .
3    t . T b . T t . B t . T
4    B b T b B t B t T b T t
5    B . B . T t . t . t T t

Adventures in Unusual Meters

10/8

1   S . . t S . t . T . s . . T s . T . t .

7/4

1   B . t . T b . T . t B . t .
2   S . . t S . S . s . T t . t

15/16

1   S t S t S S b S b S t t S t t

Adventures in Polymeter

     4 against 6 against 4...
1   t . . t . . t . . t . .
     B . B . B . B . B . B .
     4 against 5 against 4...
2   t . . . . t . . . . t . . . . t . . . .
     T . . . T . . . T . . . T . . . T . . .
     4 over 3 over 4...
3   T  .  T  t  T  .  T  t  T  .  T  t  T  .  T  t
     T   t   T   t   T   t   T   t   T   t   T   t

Lead Phrases

1    s T t S t S s T t S
2    T t S t T t S t S
3    t T t T t S t T t S
4    T t T t S s T t S
5    T t T t S t S s T
6   Tt S s T t S s
7    S s S s S s S s Ss
8  t T  T  .  T  .  T  .  T  .  T  . Ss
9    B  b  S  t  T  t Ss  T  t  T  t  T Ss

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