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Stick Stuff 4 – 3-2-2-2
3-2-2-2 These following snippets are a continuation of the previous treble-side-only patterns. I obviously like the 3/8+3/4 meter a lot. I encountered this rhythmic pattern for the first time in a performance of Leonard Bernstein’s “Mass”. Since it’s an odd number of eighth notes per measure the fingering repeats after two measures. It grooves in…
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Stick Stuff 3 – Both Hands on Treble Side
Both Hands on Treble Side The following six examples are two-handed tapping examples on the treble side only. To avoid cluttering the staff line of the treble hand (the hand that usually plays the treble side, that’s the right hand on a right handed instrument) has been written on the top staff and the bass…
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Beeblebrox V2.1
The Summer of 1990 was epic for BeebleBrox. Not only was there a stable lineup for the first time in years, a repertoire that was rehearsed and everybody was enthusiastic about, but they also managed to land a few shows around their (then) home turf of Central Alabama – especially Birmingham’s famous Grundy’s Music Room. While…