Finally, you will be applying the concept to quarter bar fills. This time just start the fill on the '+' count after beat 3.
Exercise 1
A straight snare version to show how the parts fit together. Incidentally, this fill is used a lot in the song Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson.
Exercise 2
Orchestrated as a straight roll with the full beat being played on one drum.
Exercise 3
Staggering the group of four.
Exercise 4
An orchestration making use of eighth notes and flams. This bar of music is quite similar to the fill used before the verses in the song Sad But True by Metallica.
Exercise 5
This orchestration makes use of groups of two.
TASK:
- Using the 2 minute rule, learn all fills up to a tempo of at least 120bpm.
- Apply the fills to a Structured Pattern.