This is a page I’m using with some younger students this week— a variety of stock beats that can be used in most playing situations. We get so involved with technical improvement, it’s easy for students to get confused about what to actually play when playing music. We don’t want them sitting down to jam and thinking uhhh page 11 of Funky Primerrr…
I’ve given a few of the beats names for easy reference— some are common, some I made up. You’ll notice I can’t bring myself to say “money beat.” I hate that. I should have gotten “polka” in there for number 7. I’ll probably have to update this page soon.
Students should know these from memory, and be able to play all of them really well in the suggested tempo ranges. They should also be able to make crashes on 1, stops on 1, and simple fills— I’ll get into that on another post.
Nice! PDF link not working, though
I'm going to use these with syncopation as well, using the melodies for different limbs
Thanks for the heads up– it works now!
Beats 11 & 12 are popularly called Blast Beats in Extreme Metal
Mick Harris of Napalm Death coined the phrase, and tells an interesting story about how it became the signature of the band and genre
Basically, he says, he didn’t really know how to play, and just wanted to play as fast as possible. Unfortunately he lived a few doors down from a policeman who would stop Mick rehearsing or practicing
The basic two beat, as Mick found, required little practice, as it’s quite natural for the right foot to follow the right hand.
Mick’s innovation was to play the 1 and 3 between the ride and crash cymbals, almost in a circular motion