4 way Polyrhythm: 2, 3, 5, & 7 played all together.

2- half notes w/left foot on cow bell;
3- half note triplets w/right foot on bass drum;
5- quintuplets w/left hand on side-stick;
7- septuplets w/right hand on cymbals.

Not much musical going on here.
Just a little brain teaser that helps develop limb independence.

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Music

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• drums
• drumming
• polyrhythm
• polyrhythms
• independence

[hippie6996]

the five is kinda dragging between 3rd and 4th beats..... but do not think in any way i am saying its bad....lol. its good, pretty crazy. the 2,3,and 5 make a pretty cool beat. the 7 like somebody else said kinda makes it sound bad. but its still a cool thing to be able to do. props.

[mikeadiddle]

@hippie6996

I don't hear any drag, but hey. :-)

Again, I want to emphasize that this was never intended to sound musical. It is simply an exercise in independence.

[ozoshah]

congratulations man, actually the first 3 patterns are enough, cause the combination of 2,3 and 5 is a a splendid example of african and arab/african music (morocco in particular comes to my mind)... the 7 pattern breaks that conception in my opinion, but i know perfectly that your intention was a sort of mental/physical training and thats great. answering to all those kids who naively asked if those polyrhythms are usable in a song, the answer is YES. (continue...)

[mikeadiddle]

@ozoshah

Thanks for that comment. I had no idea about the arab/african music connection. That is fascinating. I will look further into that.

[philnoll]

That's really cool, but it doesn't sound that great. I guess this could be useful in something like the beginning of "time" by pink floyd.

[mikeadiddle]

@philnoll

That's why I wrote, "Not much musical going on here." :-)

[mikeadiddle]

@sigilumsanguis

Interesting. I can't tell if you're joking around or just a dick.

Obviously, your reading comprehension is on the same level as your grasp of civility, since I clearly explained there is nothing musical about this polyrhythm and it's simply an exercise to stretch your independence.

Since you're such a knowledgeable critic on the subject, I'll anxiously await your demonstration of polyrhythms in a musical context. Or maybe jealousy explains your juvenile outburst.

[mikeadiddle]

@alloneword154

The crazy thing is it kind of relaxes your brain, after a while. It's frustrating at first, but after you start getting it, it's very meditative.

I can only equate it to the feeling in your muscles after a workout or a long sports activity. That heavy, relaxed feeling that your muscles get, you know? It sort of happens to your brain.

I find that after working on these polyrhythms for a while, I have more clarity of thought and better concentration.

[shavethebravedave]

wow great!

[princesssyan]

holy crap man, that's some impressive stuff to be able to comprhend all those different time signatures.. Kudos brother!

[wtficantgetausername]

coordination

[sweetfly66]

to the idiots worrying about application of something like this ... as the guy said , its meant as an exercise not as something to use literally in a song ... think of it like this ... football players run that tire exercise in practice ..obviously they wont run through tires in a game but the skills developed in the tire exercise greatly enhance the performance of the player in an actual game

[JohnMBOverton]

Fabulous!

[equallyeasilyfuqyou]

clothing pins on the cymbals? IM GONNA DO THAT NOW

[MEHpewpewMEH]

to anyone who isn't musically educated, this would just sound like jumbled garbage. i'm glad musicians are so clever with almost everything. :)

[FirstSergeant100]

Brother, that was sick! I was with you on the 2, 3, and most of the 5. The 7 lost me. This is not natural and should not be attempted ever again! Very well done Mike!

[hippie6996]

@mikeadiddle i know polyrhythms aren't very musical, i was just saying 2,3 and 5 all made a cool beat, when the seven was brought in it took away. but yeah polyrhythms aren't for a good sounding musical quality. mangini told us in class once that they are mainly good to make you more precise on beat, the more you practice them, the better your timing gets.