DRUMS
Kicks over Time
Notated with note heads above the staff.
Used to indicate accents played over 'basic time'.
Can be played on a drum or cymbal of the player's choice.
Written instructions such as (with horns), can be
helpful and thought of as cues.
Playing Changes and Specific Notes and/or rhythms
slashes and chord symbols and also specific notes and rhythms
this note value is used when adapting a melody to fit a funk style
sixteenth note
this style of grove uses a 16th-note feel
Samba
Cymbal Accents and Rhythms Over Time
Notated with x's above the staff. Used to indicated accents or rhythmic patterns to be played on a
specific cymbal to be played over 'basic time'.
this is the third option for notating bass parts
Written Bass Parts
this is the song form of choice for composers of musicals in the 1930s and 40s
complex binary.
this style of groove employs an 8th-note feel
rock
Stop Time
Use rhythmic notation (pg 25).
These are accents not incorporated into a 'basic time' feel.
Played as
isolated accents on a drum or cymba
This defines the Bossa bass line in its purest form
dotted quarter note / eighth note pattern alternating between the root and the 5th
this is the song form of choice for composers of early songs but can be found in more contemporary music
verse refrain
a funk groove uses this subdivision of the beat
16th note
3 Part Drum Notation
Specific notation for bass drum, snare and cymbal(s). Used when a written style indication is not
adequate to get the desired feel. The snare drum and cymbal part are stemmed together. Slashes with
the word 'simile' can be used after a few bars if the pattern continues. (Pg 27 ex. 8)
These are the characteristics of a walking bass line
quarter note movement
root on chord change
approach new root by step
these are the sections found in many simple binary songs
verse
chorus
primary bridge
transitional bridge
a bossa nova groove employs this subdivision of the beat
8th note
basic time notation employs these devices
Slashes indicate number of beats, indicate beaters (sticks, brushes) and style (swing, samba, etc.).
Used for most jazz styles. Gives player more freedom.
This is notation technique for the bass is described as "playing the Changes"
Slashes to indicate the number beats
chord symbols
style
this note value is used when adapting a melody to fit a bossa nova style
8th not
these are the two different feels or subdivisions of the beat that are used in the grooves we are exploring in arranging 1
16th note and 8th note