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Preview: A 0:55 B 2:44 C 4:32 Fill Development: Lesson Seven If you find these videos helpful, and would like to support their production, please subscribe and click “like.” Thank you! Simply watch, listen, repeat and enjoy. Feel free to adapt and innovate these fills. Make them your own! For a detailed description of the lesson plan, see the guide below. Fill Development – Lesson Guide: Refer to the seven basic building blocks for rock and pop beats for detailed breakdowns of beats used in these lessons: www.youtube.com LEVEL 1: Simple 8th and 16th note fills. Beat used in four measure phrases: A+B 1.Play the fill on the snare drum. 2.Play the fill on the snare drum in a four measure phrase – 3xBeat, 1xFill. 3.Move the fill around the drums. 4.Play the moving fill in a four measure phrase – 3xBeat, 1xFill. 5.Add the crash cymbal after the fill by replacing the first hi-hat hit with a crash cymbal. Notice that the right hand plays 8th notes consistently through the entire four measure phrase including the fill. This provides a physical reference to a steady pulse. Make sure your right hand stays the same speed throughout the beat and fill progression. Lesson One: youtu.be Lesson Two: youtu.be Lesson Three: youtu.be LEVEL 2: Mixed 8th and 16th note phrases. Beat used in four measure phrases: C+B 1.Play the fill on the snare drum. 2.Play the fill on the snare drum, in a four measure phrase – 3xBeat, 1xFill. 3.Move the fill around the drums. 4.Play the moving fill in a four …
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Preview: A 0:55 B 2:44 C 4:31 Fill Development: Lesson Ten If you find these videos helpful, and would like to support their production, please subscribe and click “like.” Thank you! Simply watch, listen, repeat and enjoy. Feel free to adapt and innovate these fills. Make them your own! For a detailed description of the lesson plan, see the guide below. Fill Development – Lesson Guide: Refer to the seven basic building blocks for rock and pop beats for detailed breakdowns of beats used in these lessons: www.youtube.com LEVEL 1: Simple 8th and 16th note fills. Beat used in four measure phrases: A+B 1.Play the fill on the snare drum. 2.Play the fill on the snare drum in a four measure phrase – 3xBeat, 1xFill. 3.Move the fill around the drums. 4.Play the moving fill in a four measure phrase – 3xBeat, 1xFill. 5.Add the crash cymbal after the fill by replacing the first hi-hat hit with a crash cymbal. Notice that the right hand plays 8th notes consistently through the entire four measure phrase including the fill. This provides a physical reference to a steady pulse. Make sure your right hand stays the same speed throughout the beat and fill progression. Lesson One: youtu.be Lesson Two: youtu.be Lesson Three: youtu.be LEVEL 2: Mixed 8th and 16th note phrases. Beat used in four measure phrases: C+B 1.Play the fill on the snare drum. 2.Play the fill on the snare drum, in a four measure phrase – 3xBeat, 1xFill. 3.Move the fill around the drums. 4.Play the moving fill in a four …
The songs intro features a car radio being tuned in and out of different stations and can be seen on the short film for ‘The Final Cut’. [radio tuning] “…a group of business men announced plans to build a nuclear fallout shelter at Peterborough in Cambridgeshire…” [radio tuning] “…three high court judges have cleared the way…” [radio tuning] “…It was announced today, that the replacement for the Atlantic Conveyor the container ship lost in the Falklands conflict would be built in Japan, a spokesman for…” [radio tuning] “…moving in. They say the third world countries, like Bolivia, which produce the drug are suffering from rising violence…” The Final Cut was released in March 1983 Easily Pink Floyds most political album, the record is a critique of the contemporary world order in the early 1980s, featuring Waters commentary on topics like globalization, the Falklands War, and nuclear holocaust. It is an anti-war concept album, though it is usually perceived to be extremely dark and pessimistic in tone. The album was inspired by the rise of Margaret Thatcher and Britains involvement in the Falklands War. Waters lyrics explore what he regards as the betrayal of the British servicemen, such as his own father, who sacrificed their lives in the World War II in the hope that victory would allow successor generations to build a better, more humane society based on progressive, humanist values, where political leaders would heed the lessons of the past and no …