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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming
Copyright © 2008 Hudson Music LLCAll Rights Reserved
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Hudson Musicpresents
Benny Greb
THE LANGUAGE OF DRUMMING
Edited by Joe Bergamini
Transcriptions by Benny Greb
Engraving by Willie Rose
PDF Design by Willie Rose
Photos by Sven Peks
DRUM KEY:
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WARM-UPBinary
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Chapter 1: Letters
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WARM-UPTernary
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Chapter 1: Letters
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TIME CHECKBinary
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TIME CHECKTernary
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DYNAMIC WORKOUTBinary
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DYNAMIC WORKOUTTernary
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STICKING WORKOUTBinary
A-PThe following exercises employ hand-to-hand and right-hand-lead stickings. Make sure to try both stickings
the other way around.
Chapter 1: Letters
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STICKING WORKOUTTernary
Q-XThe following exercises employ hand-to-hand and right-hand-lead stickings. Make sure to try both stickings
the other way around.
Chapter 1: Letters
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RUDIMENTS: DIDDLES 1Binary
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RUDIMENTS: DIDDLES 1Ternary
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RUDIMENTS: DIDDLES 2Binary
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RUDIMENTS: DIDDLES 2Ternary
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RUDIMENTS: FLAMSBinary
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RUDIMENTS: FLAMSTernary
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RUDIMENTS: DOUBLE NOTE SINGLESBinary
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RUDIMENTS: DOUBLE NOTE SINGLESTernary
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Chapter 1: Letters
DRUMSET: BASS DRUM LETTERSBinary
A-PPlay the Bass Drum Alphabet over the following ostinato:
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DRUMSET: BASS DRUM LETTERSTernary
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Chapter 1: Letters
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DRUMSET: HI-HAT LETTERSBinary
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Chapter 1: Letters
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DRUMSET: HI-HAT LETTERSTernary
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Chapter 1: Letters
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DRUMSET: GHOSTING LETTERSBinary
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Chapter 1: Letters
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DRUMSET: GHOSTING LETTERSTernary
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Chapter 1: Letters
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 71st Position
Sing the following words over the 3-, 5-, and 7-note groupings to help internalize the phrasing:
3 = “Radio”5 = “University”7 = “Listen to the Radio”
The following exercises are 1-bar loops over a 16th-note subdivision.
Chapter 2: Words
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 71st Position
Accent Patterns
Chapter 2: Words
ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 71st Position
Clapping the Accents
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 71st Position3 = Radio
Throughout the Rudiments
Chapter 2: Words
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 71st Position3 = Radio
On the Drumset
Chapter 2: Words
Here the backbeat and ghosting pattern fall on the same
beat. When you play the ghostings on the snare, do play an
accent/backbeat here. When you play the ghostings as a pat-
tern with your left hand on another drum, play the backbeat
with your right hand on the snare at the same time.
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 71st Position
5 = UniversityThroughout the Rudiments
Chapter 2: Words
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 71st Position
5 = UniversityOn the Drumset
Chapter 2: Words
Here the backbeat and ghosting pattern fall on the same
beat. When you play the ghostings on the snare, do play an
accent/backbeat here. When you play the ghostings as a pat-
tern with your left hand on another drum, play the backbeat
with your right hand on the snare at the same time.
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 71st Position
7 = Listen to the RadioThroughout the Rudiments
Chapter 2: Words
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 71st Position
7 = Listen to the RadioOn the Drumset
Chapter 2: Words
Here the backbeat and ghosting pattern fall on the same
beat. When you play the ghostings on the snare, do play an
accent/backbeat here. When you play the ghostings as a pat-
tern with your left hand on another drum, play the backbeat
with your right hand on the snare at the same time.
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 72nd Position
3 = RadioThroughout the Rudiments
Chapter 2: Words
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 72nd Position
3 = RadioOn the Drumset
Chapter 2: Words
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 72nd Position5 = University
Throughout the Rudiments
Chapter 2: Words
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 72nd Position5 = University
On the Drumset
Chapter 2: Words
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 72nd Position
7 = Listen to the RadioThroughout the Rudiments
Chapter 2: Words
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 72nd Position
7 = Listen to the RadioOn the Drumset
Chapter 2: Words
Here the backbeat and ghosting pattern fall on the same
beat. When you play the ghostings on the snare, do play an
accent/backbeat here. When you play the ghostings as a pat-
tern with your left hand on another drum, play the backbeat
with your right hand on the snare at the same time.
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 73rd Position3 = Radio
Throughout the Rudiments
Chapter 2: Words
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ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 73rd Position3 = Radio
On the Drumset
Chapter 2: Words
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Chapter 2: WordsWORDS RECAP SHEETS
In the following exercises the larger number represents what grouping to play, while thesmaller number represents which position it should it appear in. You can practice these ex-ercises in the following ways:
1. Play as grooves, utilizing the three variations from this chapter.2. Play as snare exercises, going through the rudiments and stickings. 3. Play in 16th- as well as 8th-note subdivisions.4. Play as grooves, and every 4th bar s apply the snare & pad exercises.
WORDS RECAP SHEET 1
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WORDS RECAP SHEET 2
Chapter 2: Words
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WORDS RECAP SHEET 3
Chapter 2: Words
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INDEPENDENCE PATTERNS
Chapter 2: Words
Ostinato with the feet:
Ostinato with the hands on top:
Also, try playing the foot patterns while improvising on top with the hands.
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Chapter 3: Syntax
3 5 7 3 5 7 (+2)
5 5 7 7 3 3 (+2)
7 7 7 3 5 3
3 5 7 7 3 7
7 5 7 3 3 7
3 5 3 5 7 3 3 3
5 3 7 3 5 7 (+2)
Play this exercise on a pad or snare, as well as the applications on the set.
SYNTAXBinary
Form: 2 Bars a PhraseSub Division =
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SYNTAXTernary
Form: 2 Bars a PhraseSub Division =
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Chapter 3: Syntax
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
5 5 5 7 (+2)
7 3 7 3 3 (+1)
5 3 5 3 5 3
7 3 7 5 (+2)
7 5 7 3 (+2)
5 7 5 5 5 (+2)
7 5 7 5 5
Play this exercise on a pad or snare, as well as the applications on the set.
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IMPROVISATION EXERCISES
Chapter 4: Talking
TIME
1. Improvise or simply play a groove while singing “chid” on the quarter-note downbeat.
2. Improvise or simply play a groove while singing “chid” on the eighth-note offbeat.
3. Improvise or simply play a groove while singing “chid” on the sixteenth-note offbeat.
“Chid”
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Play a groove or improvise while hearing the click on:
1. Quarter-note downbeat:
2. Eighth-noe offbeat:
3. The third triplet partial:
4. Sixteenth-note offbeats:
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TIME
Chapter 4: Talking
Program a click track in a form and play to it:
“Chid”
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TIME TABLE 1Chapter 4: Talking
Tempo:
150
140
130
120
110
100
90
80
70
60
50
40
Groove: Groove: Groove:
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TIME TABLE 2Chapter 4: Talking
Tempo:
150
145
140
135
130
125
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
85
80
75
70
65
60
55
50
45
40
Groove: Groove: Groove:
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TIME TABLE 3Chapter 4: Talking
Tempo:
150
148
146
144
142
140
138
136
134
132
130
128
126
124
122
120
118
116
114
112
110
108
106
104
102
100
Groove: Groove: Groove:
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Tempo:
98
96
94
92
90
88
86
84
82
80
78
76
74
72
70
68
66
64
62
60
58
56
54
52
50
48
46
44
42
40
Groove: Groove: Groove: