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Beat 77 of my #DrumBeatProject 6.12.21 Swipe for notations. I’ve been a fan of the Floor tom ride/ BD upbeats idea since seeing someone do it as a substitute for the ubiquitous double bass “running in place” beat/lick - at a clinic at Roselle Music when I was a boy. Then was reminded of it when first hearing @chamberdrums playing on “I Am One” from “Gish” - but realized Jimmy does it on a large rack tom when I first saw him in the early 90’s (amazing btw). Then really got into it when I found that it was perfect as a sub for vocal chanting in my version of “Monkey Chant”. I was messing around w/it but w/dbl x beats a couple of weeks ago and came up w/this pattern-ish beat. The backbeats are re-voiced on count 4 to HH or Stack & @morfbeats combo for a little flavor. Decided to post this one after seeing a @marcusrieck (brilliant) post yesterday where he varies up the end beat of Loose Fur’s “Elegant Transaction” - where I ALSO played it (not to mention in the @wilco song “Kicking Television” etc…. I’m sure there’ll be more to come as well!). Using @promarkbydaddario mod #activewave570 sig.stx & @meinlpercussion on Stack & HH w/ @upcycledpercussion. Past beats GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 76 of my #DrumBeatProject 6.6.21 Swipe for notations. This is a variation of one that I recently tracked for a new Wilco song. The Hi-hat splashes are on the upbeats, but it can be hard to hear it that way out of the context of the song. It’s basically a 1/2X rock beat w/tom punches instead of a ride pattern (which is supplied by the HH splashes and @Meinlpercussion & @upcycledpercussion attachments). The beat feels really different with additional bass drum notes - the second mea. is one possible example. Yet one more beat w/the boot on my left ankle… Using @promarkbydaddario mod #activewave570 sig.stx. Past beats GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 75 of my #DrumBeatProject 6.4.21 Swipe for notations. This one came out after I got a rando bass line stuck in my head. The form is A-B-C-B with the B parts on high metals & split between LH on HH w/ @meinlpercussion jingle ring and RH on my new @creative_percussion Guiro Stax. Using a Meinl foot rattle w/ @drumgees to keep it on the snare for an acoustic slap-back effect. BD is doubling the RH stack accents. There's 1 HH w/foot (& @upcycledpercussion) note per mea. doubling the snare accented flams which is nice for my broken left ankle…not a lot of flexibility in this boot! Using @promarkbydaddario mod #activewave570 sig.stx & @lowboybeaters. Past beats GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 74 of my #DrumBeatProject 6.2.21 Swipe for notations. This one is all about the overlapping (Swiss triplets) between SD & BD. I‘ve played around w/that idea, of beefing up paradiddle permutations, since high school and still absolutely love playing them. The added double stop (unison) notes really thicken and deepen the groove w/out losing the contour of the beat. There’s something about those unison SD/BD that makes it flow along more easily too. This beat also allows my right foot to pick up the slack of my broken left ankle… Using @promarkbydaddario mod #activewave570 sig.stx & @lowboybeaters. Past beats GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 73 of my #DrumBeatProject 5.18.21 Swipe for notations. A hybrid beat - was taping my pieces “Wild Sound” & “Fantasy On A Fifth” recently for the UnDrum Fest (coming in June!) - and had the WS pattern in my body - so tried it with the almglocken pitches from FOAF - which are the 4 pitches from ubiquitous theme of Beethoven’s Fifth and came up with this mashup. Then I added a backbeat split between 2 fav @sonordrumco snares, one w/ @drumgees jingles and the other w/ @eventoed.drumtuckery hide head - which I’m loving! Using @promarkbydaddario drumset mallet & combo @davedeming bundle w/mod #activewave570 sig. stk in RH. Also using the floor tom as cocktail kick for more of a multi-perc / less trad-drumset sound. Past beats GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 71 of my #DrumBeatProject 5.12.21 Swipe for notations. When @sunhouseinc #sensorypercussion meets @morfbeats pitched metal slabs. Only using 3 of the possible 10 SP zones on each drum here (head, rim and cross-stick) to switch pitches/chord voicing of the custom @Morfbeats instrument samples. I was recording a solo version of my piece “Stones Flow” last week for the UnDrum festival (coming in June!) & had pitched zones on 4 drums mapped - so I added a Hi-Hat trigger into my @roland_us SPD to get a pitch for my left boot so I could use all 4 limbs. Rhythmically, it plays with 4:6 feel again - similar to Beat #66. BD goes from doubling RH to dbling LH half-way through. LF & LH keep the 4 pulse feel and RH sticks w/ 6 pulse feel. Using @promarkbydaddario Haas JH2 timp mallet on FT and Mod #activewave570 sig. stk in LH. Past beats GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 70 of my #DrumBeatProject 5.4/5.21 Swipe for notations. A compound beat in 3 that originated from playing around with melodic patterns and stickings on the toms. I initially did a 1/4 note HH pulse - but wanted to hear it with a more active cross-rhythm too. It’s tougher in theory than in practice - switching between the two feels came pretty naturally. I think that’s due to the BD anchoring the first 2 tom accents. SD is enhanced w/ @meinlpercussion jingles, held in place by @drumgees and @upcycledpercussion helping accentuate the pulses on HH. Mod #activewave570 sig. stx. Past beats GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 69 of my #DrumBeatProject 4.13.21 Swipe for notations. Was messing around w/ @sunhouseinc #sensorypercussion presets and came up with this pattern-type/linear-esque beat. Nothing too complex rhythmically - the most challenging aspect imo is the voicing - lots of targets to hit! Starts w/a 5 stroke roll split between low stack & hh and ending on the hi stack. HH w/foot on the “+” helps w/the flow. Might be hard to hear the @meinlpercussion hand drum & @roland_us SPD bass tone (& the sensory perc) here, but those colors really make this beat - so crank it up if ur able! Past beats GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 68 of my #DrumBeatProject 4.20.21 Swipe for notations. A big & full sounding beat due to the RH & RF doing an upbeat Swiss triplet ostinato. HH keeps the pulse and the LH, split between rack tom & SD, gets the melody (the 2nd 1/2 is the inverse of the 1st). X-stk on the stack & @upcycledpercussion on HH help bring out those voices amidst the rumble of the ostinato. Using @promarkbydaddario #activewave570 mod sig stx. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 67 of my #DrumBeatProject 4.14.21 Swipe for notations. A chill & melodic one this week. SD & BD play a doubles-based phrase in 5 within a 4/4 framework. Because of the tom voicing & snares off, it sounds more melodic than polyrhythmic to me tho. It can still get a little tricky playing the SD & BD against the RH even tho the “ride” part loosely follows the drum parts. Upbeat HH injects some levity into it all. Using @promarkbydaddario #activewave570 mod sig stk in LH to bring out the drum tone & Lightning Rod in the RH on the stack w/ @keplingerdrums jingles & @meinlpercussion jingle ring. The rod works well to showcase the jingle action but without dominating the sound. Also using Meinl finger shaker & jingles to flush out the percussion vibe. W/ upcycledpercussion on HH to help this aim as well. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 66 of my #DrumBeatProject 3.29.21 Swipe for notations. A fun 4 against 6 beat. The devil is in the detail - aka the hihat. It has the fewest notes but is easily the trickiest aspect of this beat and adds that solid 4 feel to create the polyrhythm against the 6 feel of the BD. It looks easy - but took me a bit to get it to flow - def harder than it looks. I added videos of alt HH patterns too - all of which are much easier but have their own charm and groove, albeit with the loss the cross-rhythmic appeal of the orig. The first xtra vid (swipe 3x’s) illustrates 3 HH feels: 1 for every 3 BD notes then 1 for every 2 BD notes and finally in unison w/the BD. The 2nd xtra vid (swipe 4x’s) is another 1 HH for every 2 BD’s but on the upbeats. The SD part moves from a 3 feel x-stk on the rt. stack to the 4 feel on the head & RH goes from doubling the BD to being offset from it. Not shown are the dozen or so beats made from the various component combinations of this one - saving those for another time. Using @promarkbydaddario #activewave570 mod sig stk & upcycledpercussion on HH w/ @keplingerdrums jingles @drumgees holding down some sleigh bells and goat nails on the heads for interesting textures. Also @meinlpercussion finger shaker on the RH to really thicken up the percussion factor. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 65 of my #DrumBeatProject 2.5.21 Swipe for notations. Pretty straight forward beat in 4, living in the land between legends Jaki Liebezeit and Clyde Stubblefield. It’s got the LH snap-accent of Funky Drummer and aspires to the static/ecstatic groove of Can. It can be pretty funky too if you slow it down and swing the LH a touch. The BD hints at 3:4 and the LF & RH just hold down the fort in unison 8ths for this one. Using @promarkbydaddario #activewave570 mod sig stk & upcycledpercussion on HH & @lowboybeaters as always. @drumgees rattling on the SD for some grit. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 64 of my #DrumBeatProject 3.20.21 Swipe for notations and more vids. A little idea in 11/8. I started this one by playing around w/truncating my beat to the @Wilco song Art of Almost. I just started chopping off an eighth note, then 2 etc. & came up with two that felt really nice. One in 5 & one in 6 - after playing them separately, found that I liked them more together as a compound beat in 11/8. I left off one BD note for better flow when the idea cycles midway which resulted in a nice counterpoint to the beginning right-side unity. I was playing this after working on a piece that utilized @sunhouseinc Sensory Percussion and decided to record it using those enhanced sounds from their collection. It adds a cool dimension to the beat. I also played it with the RH alternating toms and acting like a chord change = 2nd vid. And also with the RH on a stack which clears out the low end & really brings out the BD part = 3rd vid. LF is the anchor all the way on this one. Using 2 diff. @promarkbydaddario #activewave570 mod sig stks. @keplingerdrums jingles on stack in 3rd vid. @upcycledpercussion on HH & @lowboybeaters as always. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 63 of my #DrumBeatProject 1.25.21 Swipe for notations. A nice melodic beat thanks to the toms. It feels best loose and slightly swung rather than strict even 16ths imo. This is another deceptively tricky one tho due to the foot pattern. The HH stays on 2 & 4 but the BD is either w/the RH accents, or the w/the LH just before or after a RH accent. So this is another that’s been good in uncovering some independence inconsistencies that needed addressing! Using @promarkbydaddario #activewave570 mod sig stk and a mod marching tenor mallet. I love switching implements to see how it affects my approach, touch, feel & sound. Swipe all the way to see this illustrated in another vid using a steel drum mallet and x-stk. @drumgees & @keplingerdrums jingles on SD, @upcycledpercussion on HH & @dragonfly_percussion razor chimes as cym sizzler - @lowboybeaters as always. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 62 of my #DrumBeatProject 2.21.21 Swipe for notations. The BD figure at the end, w/HH (LF) echoing it at the front, frame/bookend this beat. SD x-stick w/ HH part in the middle is livelier & a nice contrast to the simpler & more direct bookends. RH keeps the quarter pulse going so LF helps to round out that x-stk/HH part = the trickiest part of the beat. Using @promarkbydaddario #activewave570 sig stk w/ @drumgees @upcycledpercussion & @keplingerdrums jingles on SD & HH & @meinlpercussion jingle ring on stack that adds a fresh flavor to the x-stk - @lowboybeaters as always. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects - check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clarkhubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 61 of my #DrumBeatProject 2.19.21 Swipe for notations. An open-handed linear beat w/some residual melody on a chilly morning. It actually feels more idiomatic to me to instead play the HH/LH on the “e” of count 1 followed by the SD/RH on the “+” But voicing it as written here lets the HH open on the “+” which balances things nicely. Displacing the 2nd backbeat a nudge back also funks it up a bit in a good way. Using mod @promarkbydaddario #activewave570 sig stk. w/ @drumgees on sd and @upcycledpercussion on HH. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects - check ’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clarkhubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 60 of my #DrumBeatProject 1.6.21 Swipe for notations. A hypnotic 2 mea. beat a/b/a/b’ form w/Swiss trip between BD & SD on upbeat of each ct. 1. 2nd half of each bar has a kinda “marchy” counter balance to the 2 cts of preceding groove. The trick is the LH on ct. 4 (1st mea.) 3 lefts in a row as to not break up the sd flow & keep the “+” of 4 hh/ride to connect the 2 halves. Long vid to ride out the groove & feels best over the long haul w/ a little lilt - not too strict. Using #activewave570 sig stk. w/ @drumgees on sd and @upcycledpercussion on hh. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco @clark.hubbard @ashwin_deepankar ...

Beat 59 of my #DrumBeatProject 1.6.21 - Swipe for notations. A beat split in half. The 2nd half of each bar is the orig. beat but then inserted brkn trips (as 16th notes) in between & as the core of the 1st half of each bar, using HH instead of BD tho. Just playing around w/splitting & adding filler to a “normal” beat to yield new results. I’m playing the SD x-stk on rt. side lo stack, but LH can be reg. x-stk or SD- (no snares) or move around the toms & RH can be on any surface. Using #activewave570 sig stk. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 58 of my #DrumBeatProject 1.13.21 - Swipe for notations & var. This one is tougher than it looks: tom melody following a snare hit w/ hh splashes anchoring - but the tricky part is the bd that moves from following the RH accents to preceding them 1/2 way through. Seems easy enough but getting the bd & LH to lock in (especially on the 2nd LH inner beat) is the trick. The hh splashes can also be easily reversed to be on the downbeats - see the 2nd vid and last notation for that. Using #activewave570 sig stk. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 57 of my #DrumBeatProject 1.6.21 - 2 mea. beat w/each bar starting on a broken trip w/left foot, LH on left side stack & RH alt. Between hh & snare. Feels best a little swung imo. Using #activewave570 sig stk w/ @upcycledpercussion on hh. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 56 of my #DrumBeatProject 1.6.21 Swipe for notations. Compounding 2 very similar beats - only diff is the voicing order on the stack accents, giving an almost chord change effect as it plays out (hence the added length of this vid.) Also, 2nd backbeat/focal point is delayed & pushed to count 1 w/ the ft figure leading into ct. 1 creating a kind of half time vibe but w/out losing momentum. I think of it like 3 separate ideas/motifs crammed into a 1 mea. beat. Using mod #activewave570 sig stk w/ @upcycledpercussion on hh. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 55 of my #DrumBeatProject 1.11.21 Swipe for notations. Compounding 2 similar beats - both based around a hh “hook” on count 3. Count 1 would more idiomatic w/RH doubling the bd, but sounds cooler stopping short & leaving the last “a” bd exposed - nice contrast to the flow of cts 1 & 2 in mea. 2. Using @drumgees & @snareweight on SD & mod #activewave570 sig stk w/ @upcycledpercussion on hh. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 54 - of my #DrumBeatProject 1.5.21 Swipe for notations. Another compound beat w/swaying feel between straight & swung on cts 3&4 of each bar, w/ @drumgees on SD & @upcycledpercussion on hi hat to bring out the left foot grace notes. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 53 of my #DrumBeatProject 11.20.20 Swipe for notations. Using brand new @drumgees on SD & BD - loving these! So easy & so many possibilities. Can’t wait to record w/them, keep swiping for pics. So these 2 bars are virtually the same sans the count 4 hi or lo endings. SD & BD are doing a kind of Swiss triplet w/gaps. HH is the anchor. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Happy 2021! Beat 52 of my #DrumBeatProject 12.17/18.20 Swipe for notations. 1st compound beat post. This one has a nice tonal shape w/ the clave in the kick anchoring a linear-ish phrase based around hh diddle & displaced backbt on sd, bd &/or ft - w/Left & Rt sd-ft lateral sweeps. Using modified @promarkbydaddario #activewave570 sig stk in RH. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects -check’em out! #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 51 of my #DrumBeatProject 9.1.20 Swipe for notations. I think of this one as a sort of trio: LH melody on 2 drums w/ RH clopping away on a temple blk/ft-sweep pulse - over feet ostinato. Using modified @promarkbydaddario tenor mallets, Good times. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects check’em out - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 50 of my #DrumBeatProject 12.14.20 Swipe for notations. A slightly more complex variation of a funk shuffle aka Purdie shuffle but w/2 ghost sd notes. Heard a tape the other day of me playing around with the idea in ‘99 so I decided to dust it off. ‘Tis the season to use sleigh bells as a stick! w/ a mod #activewave570 sig stk. The @upcycledpercussion on @rootseq w/ @drumgees adds a crisp snap. Endless possibilities of alt bd parts & hh openings too. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 49 of my #DrumBeatProject 11.25.20 Swipe for notations. This vid is the live version from #CallingGlenn my collab w/ @ate9_dance - but wrote it out for trad kit assuming many folks don’t have @sensorypercussion & SPD w/bass pedal, so the notations reflect that. Basically right side is playing a vamp, left foot keeps the pulse & left hand has the melody. Turn it up! Using customized #activewave570 sig. stx & @evansdrumheads mesh heads w/ @upcycledpercussion hh flare & custom @lowboybeaters softy. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 48 of my #DrumBeatProject 9.6.20 Swipe for notations. Played this for a while before realizing it’s in 19/16, still flows though (w/a little edge) was just playing around w/cells of 4 and 3. The 2 alt. jingle ride surfaces give a question & answer vibe 2 it. Jingles are @keplingerdrums & @meinlpercussion ring. Using a customized #activewave570 stk too. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 47 of my #DrumBeatProject 11.11.20 Swipe for notations. Tom re-orchestration of a songo var. using 2 diff. customized @promarkbydaddario #activewave570 sig. stx. RH alt between floor toms gives a surdo vibe in the low end supporting the 3 high drum “melody” enjoy. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 46 of my #DrumBeatProject 11.17.20 Swipe for notations. Playing around on my circa 1918 kit using customized @promarkbydaddario tenor mallet & #activewave570. My wooden overhang pedal is surprisingly responsive for being approx. 115 years old?! even w/cym striker attachment, keep swiping for a close up pic. The hh (old but not orig. to the kit) part gives a nice 1/2 time layer w/ alt openings. This one can be felt in either in 12/8 or 3/4, both notations are included - thx to the incredible @mkotche for this kit! ❤️(& @revival_drum_shop !) enjoy! Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 45 of my #DrumBeatProject 9.10.20 Swipe for notations. Using @sensorypercussion on kick & snare (wish I had it louder) to accompany the melodic rh pattern on stacks & temple blk (which is deceptively tricky due to the alternating clockwise/counter clockwise motion). Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 44 of my #DrumBeatProject 10.17.20 Swipe for notations. 3 against 4 foot pattern (see, things that are out of step with one another can work together and groove!) over a little rudimental hand pattern w/mod sig stx #activewave570. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco #everyvotecounts ...

Beat 43 of my #DrumBeatProject 10.25.20 Swipe for notations. Switching between round bookend sounds & sharp inner beat sounds = balance, using @meinlpercussion cricket for fun & feel. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 42 of my #DrumBeatProject 9.28.20 Swipe for notations. Playing around w/2 diff. stickings for an all-limb 4 stroke ruff bkbt applied to a simple beat. This one wiggles and dances around the pulse & is maybe the first one that I used a click for - so it still has charmingly greasy lilts, but in time.
Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 41 of my #DrumBeatProject 9.11.20 Swipe for notations. Funky double snare interplay groove - 2nd sd can be played on rack tom, stack etc. too. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 40 of my #DrumBeatProject 10.2.20 Swipe for notations. Alternating drum voicings for tonal resolution & tagging between 8” @zildjiancompany Trashformer w/ @keplingerdrums custom jingles underneath and jingle stack w/ @meinlpercussion jingle ring. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 39 of my #DrumBeatProject 8.29.20 Swipe for notations. Left side hh ostinato & right side tom & kick melody w/mod #activewave570 stx. This one spawned dozens of variation beats. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 38, greasy little groove in 11/8 w/mod sig stx & yet another inspired by Max Roach’s “We Insist! Freedom Now Suite” - for my #DrumBeatProject, 9.3.20- Swipe for notations. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #JusticeNow #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 37 of my #DrumBeatProject 9.11.20 Swipe for notations. You’re never too old to learn new techniques! Messing around w/dbl stack riding options. Quiet here, but also enhancing w/Sensory Percussion sounds - @ccdrumco brush kit preset. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 36 of my #DrumBeatProject 9.8.20 Swipe for notations. Rack tom ride w/plenty of rimshots, stack & open hat “melody” and 2 duple broken trips for the tag. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 35 of my #DrumBeatProject 7.1.20 Swipe for notations. Alternating broken triplets re-voiced. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 34 of my #DrumBeatProject 8.9.20 - Swipe for notations. Having fun w/multiple stacks, snares and sig. stick mod. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 33 of my #DrumBeatProject 8.13.20 Swipe for notations. Playing around w/stick shot flam using 2 parts of the stick - loving my mini @sonordrumco snare & mod. on my #ActiveWave570 sig. sticks. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 32 of my #DrumBeatProject 7.30.20 Swipe for notations. A little left hand shine time! Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects - #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 31 of my #DrumBeatProject 7.26.20 - Swipe for notations. 4+4+3+3+2 = 4/4. Side stick beefed up by adding right side low stack. Works well starting on ct. 3 too. See all past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #DrumBeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 30 of my #DrumBeatProject 7.14.20 Swipe for notations. Sounds good w/only feet and RH too. Past posts at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #BeatImmersion #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 29 of my #DrumBeatProject 6.23.20 Swipe for notations - splicing 2 Tony Allen inspired beats together in 7. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #DrumBeatTheory #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...

Beat 28 of my #DrumBeatProject 7.2.20 - Swipe for notations. It’s slippery in a way that I wasn’t really sure of the time sig. until I notated it. Built around 3 RHhh’s answered by 3 x-stack-stick hits, twice. Past beats at GlennKotche.com/projects #ABeatAWeek #drumbeattheory #loveyourneighbor @wilco ...