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Triplets -Easy or hard ?


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This was my introduction to triplets.

 

I didn't know they were grouped in threes but they sounded easy so I just banged attem left right left right and was quite satisfied. It wasn't till several years later learning notation and other levels of literacy that I finally grasped the figure. L r l   R l r   L r l   R l r   etc... Well that was the proverbial fecal content and the rest is history.  Drummers are a special breed you know.

For you musician types, you can try starting at a waltz tempo - 1 2 3, 1 2 3, 1 2 3 ___STRONG weak med, STRONG waek med, etc... until the stumbles go away.

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Mind your pickstrokes. You can do 'em either...

1) down-up-down down-up-down down-up-down down-up-down

orrrr

2) down-up-down up-down-up down-up-down up-down-up

come to think of it I don' t see any reason why not to also try

3) up-down-up up-down-up up-down-up up-down-up

I found sticking to 1) at first really helped it get under my fingers. Though who knows - perhaps 2) is better for you, just gotta give it a go

Oh and be sure to count out loud: 1-and-uh 2-and-uh 3-and-uh 4-and-uh
Mix it up a bit with other rhythms? 1-and 2-and 3-and 4-and-uh 1-and-uh 2 3-and-uh 4-and

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