Mother rhythmPS.mp3 - Percussion Studio file
Another version can be found on Matthew's Grooves album - available for order on the Drum Brothers web site (www.drumbrothers.com)
Mother
Rhythm
Call
(T = tone flam)
[
T . t t . t t . t t . . ]
Djembe
1
[
b t t b t t b t t b t t b t t b t t b t t b t t ]
[
b . t t . b b . t t . b b . t t . b b . t t . b ]
Djembe
2a
[
t s . b s . t s . b s . t s . b s . t s . b s . ]
[
b . t t t . b . t t t . b . t t t . b . t t t . ]
Djembe
3a
[
s . t t . . s . t t . . s . t t . . s . t t . . ]
[
x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x x . x ]
Ballet
bunbuns
(b=bass
bununba,
b=bununba, t=sangban, s=kenkeni)
[ b . t t . b b . s s . b b . t t . b b . s s . b ]
Alternate ballet
[ b . . t . . b . . t . . b . . t . . b . . t . . ] - R
[ s . s . s . s . s . s . s . s . s . s . s . s . ] - L
Break
(S = slap flam)
[
S . S . S . S . b b . . S . S . S . S . b b . .
S
. S . S . S . b b . s s . b b . . s s s s . . ]
Break
- dunduns
[
s . s . s . s . b b . . s . s . s . s . b b . .
s
. s . s . s . b b . s s . t t . . b b b b . . ]
Some variations for practice:
[ t b b t b b t b b t b b t b b t b b t b b t b b ]
[ s t t s t t s t t s t t s t t s t t s t t s t t ]
[ t s s t s s t s s t s s t s s t s s t s s t s s ]
(There are actually 2 other combinations, for a total of 6 - can you figure them out?)
With triplets: (Use strict alternation of hands so the rolls start on opposite sides each time. Work on getting your rolls even and smooth.)
[ b t t b ttt b t t b ttt b t t b ttt b t t b ttt ]
(You can also insert quadruplets, quintuplets, etc.)
Try this: (T = roll - the entire tone roll looks like [ttt.t.t.] when expanded)
[ b t t b Ttttb t t b Ttttb t t b Ttttb t t b Tttt]
Notes
Traditional
- from Matthew Marsolek