3/5/7 Layering Independence Exercise

Here’s a little independence exercise that gets your limbs playing in different time signitures.

All of the grooves are really simple patterns of 16th and 8th notes so the differences in time signitures stand out a little more.

Your feet are in 3. In this video I’m playing:
R L L R L L
,but it could also be:
L R R L R R or
R R R L L L
or anything inbetween.

My left hand is in 5, playing the left hand part of a fiveadiddle:
L R L R R
L _ L _ _

And my right hand is playing a similar pattern in 7:
R L R L R L L
R _ R _ R _ _

Moving the hands over different instruments can create an emphasis on one time signiture over another. Sometimes it makes for some nifty sounding grooves.

The last couple clips I move the foot ostinato into eigtth note triplets, putting the right foot at a quarter note pulse. It grounds things so the 5 and 7 come through a little better (not to mention it’s easier to play!).

It gets a little muddy at times here but I thought I’d post it up anyway to mark my progress. Thanks for watching!

Duration : 0:2:44


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10 Responses to 3/5/7 Layering Independence Exercise

  1. DennyAJD says:

    luv it mate! ;)
    luv it mate! ;)

  2. pooper589 says:

    next time might i …
    next time might i suggest tuning the drum logo UP =p

  3. Visurit says:

    Wanna trade kits? …
    Wanna trade kits? lol

  4. DRUMKIND says:

    you had to expend a …
    you had to expend a lot of money…. but

  5. Reapzor12 says:

    If you were outside …
    If you were outside it would sound like 3 people were banging drums. But i think thats what its intended to do lol

  6. fuckmyweed says:

    1:50 hit the spot! …
    1:50 hit the spot! nice work!

  7. KarlovackoFan says:

    I dont know what to …
    I dont know what to say…it is time to go around the world and make some clinics…dont you think?

  8. mattwalker21 says:

    Thank you very much …
    Thank you very much :) .

  9. jakus55 says:

    absolutely …
    absolutely outstanding!

  10. phillymetalhead says:

    fqqkn’ noob… =)
    fqqkn’ noob… =)