SWING CONCEPT
A great example of the impact of this concept on what we play as drummers in any style of music, is how tempo affects the ride cymbal pattern. It‘s the way that the drummer interprets this concept in the execution of the cymbal pattern that determines the feel of the music.
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SWING CONCEPT part 1
It’s important to remember at this time that this course is about swing concept and not a Jazz drumming lesson. There will be no discussion of “comping”, Jazz Waltz, implied double time, etc… Although if you have never played Jazz before, you now have a working knowledge of how the ride cymbal f...
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SWING CONCEPT part 2
Without getting too deep into it, there is a big Jazz/Rock crossover known as the shuffle.
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SWING CONCEPT part 3
This is sometimes referred to as a “half time shuffle” because of the way that the back beat is at half the rate of the swinging cymbal rhythm.
