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WARM-UP PATTERNSRudiments and Exercises for Djembe and other hand drums by Lindsay Rowlands Warm up gradually; begin each pattern slowly; balance the hands to makethe strokes evenly spaced and sounding the same; maintain an even tempo for periods before increasing speed in discrete steps (spend longer on slower speeds); concentrate on technique and sound; at least some of the time, push yourself to your fastest speed for short periods - after you have warmed up (20 mins); and, aim to be relaxed. Play each pattern as written and immediately after, leading with the left hand. Don't try to play all these patterns in one sitting, but choose from the set to suit your needs. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Key: T t = Right and left tone; Fingers together, extending onto the drum no further than the palm joint B b = r and l bass; As tone, but in the centre of the drum S s = r and l slap; Fingers relaxed, loose and in the same place as the tone Tt = Flam; The two indicated strokes played very close together, as one t = together; The two indicated strokes are played simultaneously as one B . = rest (no sound) >> = continue to next line [then to back to beginning] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Patterns 1 T t T t T t T t T t T t T t T t 2 B t T t T t T t B t T t T t T t 3 B t T t T t B t T t T t B t T t T t 4 B t T t B t T t B t T t B t T t 5 B b T t T t B b T t T t B b T t T t 6 B b B b T t B b B b T t B b B b T t 7 B b T t S s B b T t S s B b T t S s 8 B t S s B t S s B t S s B t S s 9 B b T t B b S s B b T t B b S s 10 T t T T t T t t T t T T t T t t 11 T T t t T T t t T T t t T T t t 12 T t S s T t S s T t S s T t S s 13 t . . t . . t . . t . . B . B . B . B . B . B . 13 b t . . t . . B . . B . . B . B . B . t . t . t . Triples 14 B t T b T t B t T b T t B t T b T t 15 B t T b S s B t T b S s B t T b S s 16 B b T b B t B b T b B t B b T b B t 17 B s T b S t B s T b S t B s T b S t 18 B b T | t B b | T t B | b T t 19 T t S | s T t | S s T | t S s Flams 20 Tt T t Tt T t Tt T t Tt T t 21 Tt tT Tt tT Tt tT Tt tT Tt tT 22 Tt Tt Bb Bb Tt Tt Bb Bb 23 Tt Bb Tt Bb Tt Bb Tt Bb 24 Tt Bb Tt Ss Tt Bb Tt Ss 25 Tt B t Tt B t Tt B t 26 Bt T t Bt T t Bt T t 27 Tb T b Tb T b Tb T b 28 Ss T t Ss T t Ss T t 29 St T t St T t St T t 30 Ts T t Ts T t Ts T t Rolls 3 4 5 6 7 31 TtT . TtTt . TtTtT . TtTtTt . TtTtTtT ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Odd Exercises 10/8 32 S . . t S . t . T . s . . T s . T . t . 7/4 33 B . t . T b . T . t B . t . 34 S . . t S . S . s . T t . t
4 over 3 over 4... 35 T . T t T . T t T . T t T . T t >> T t T t T t T t T t T t
4 against 5 against 4... 36 t . . . . t . . . . t . . . . t . . . . T . . . T . . . T . . . T . . . T . . .
3 against 5 against 3... 37 t . . . . t . . . . t . . . . T . . T . . T . . T . . T . . ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Use a monospaced font to view and print this file - some patterns may not line up with others if a proportional font is used. Double spacing lines may also help to isolate patterns. |