Displaced Groove - Sunnyside
Displaced Groove
Drum Lesson by Alain Rieder
Mike Stern - Between The Lines
Track 01: Sunnyside
Drums: Dave Weckl
This lesson is an example of a displaced groove pattern, created and played by Dave Weckl in this Mike Stern CD.
Drums: Dave Weckl
This lesson is an example of a displaced groove pattern, created and played by Dave Weckl in this Mike Stern CD.
Here's a short excerpt from the song:
Example 1
Here is the main basic pattern:
Example 2
Here I displaced all the notes from the bass-drum & snare-drum pattern to make them start on the first beat, which means that now the whole pattern starts half of a beat earlier.
Let's say the pattern is now in its fundamental position and becomes a much more usual type of groove.
Let's say the pattern is now in its fundamental position and becomes a much more usual type of groove.
Example 3
Here is the first element of the pattern, both in its fundamental and displaced states.
Example 4
Now the second element of the pattern, both in its fundamental and displaced states:
Example 5
And now the third element of the pattern, both in its fundamental and displaced states:
16-bar Groove Exercise
This exercise serves the purpose of integrating the main basic pattern.
Each Measure is played twice.
Each Measure is played twice.
This exercise can be worked on with my innovative Pattern Morphing concept.
16 patterns can become 256 patterns of 2 measures.
Musical examples are granted for your personal use only.
© 1998 Alain Rieder - all rights reserved
NB - The previous exercise isn't part of my Time Manipulation Drum Book
Drum Books by Alain Rieder
Time Initiation
"Time Initiation" (published in September 2023) offers a structured and creative approach to drumming instruction, suitable for all levels, featuring innovative concepts such as "Pattern Morphing" and "Universal Fills." Its bilingual format (English and French) and its section on rhythm-centered music theory make it an essential tool for both students and teachers. It is designed to be studied before or in parallel with Time Manipulation.
Time Manipulation
"Time Manipulation" is a critically acclaimed method, ideal for exploring groove and advanced concepts such as polyrhythms and rhythmic displacements, while delving deeper into the ideas of "Pattern Morphing" introduced in "Time Initiation." Available in both English and French, it was described as "fun, inspiring and educational" by Modern Drummer Magazine in 2019.
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