How to Play Flam Rudiments : The Triplet Drum Theory: Part 1

How to use the triplet drum theory, and how to do flams; get expert tips and instruction on playing drums and percussion instruments in this free music lesson video.

Expert: Shaun Schaefer
Bio: Shaun Schaefer is the drummer for Platinum recording artist Blessid Union Of Souls. An award winner, Schaefer has toured the world and played for the masses including our troops in Afghanistan.
Filmmaker: matt senatore

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• theory
• drum
• set
• kit
• beats
• instruments
• musical
• flam

[DeathMetalMilitia305]

Everyone everyone... Just divide by 0.

[gnargnarrads]

If you're subdividing your quarter note by 3 then it's called a borrowed division and designated with a 3 above or beneath the notes. Duple meters like 4/4 typically subdivide the beat by two and triple meters like 6/8 and 12/8 subdivide by 3.

[labandero]

fuck you!!

[HannaPdP]

Thank you I finally get it!!! So I play a dotted half time polyrythm compound meter in a divided odd time signature and a polymetric quintublet but not at quarter pulse duplet over three... Thanks ;) ps. love your comments. I agree with you.

[LuckySnare7]

Finally a dotted note is the value of itself plus half it's value: A dotted quarter note would be 1 quarter note + 1 eighth note. Sorry for the typoes on "eigth" and other small parts. Hope that help on interpreting triplets.

[LuckySnare7]

Let me just add: Time signature is a fraction, if the upper number is divisible by 3, it can interpreted as compound time signatures. The answer of that division is how many beats in that meter. 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 = 2,3, and 4 beats in a measure. Or multiply the lower number *value* by three and you get how many beats are in the measure. (not 8 X 3 =24 but 1/8 X 3 = dotted quarter note)-(3 eighth notes = a dotted quarter note)

[LuckySnare7]

Question: "Wait if it's a 16th note subdivision why is it 12/8 time - "that's not 16th notes?" (how many notes per bar - 12)/8(what type of note gets a beat - eighth note) Well a triplet (3/4) based meter like 12/8 is felt in what is called a compound time signature. For this meter it is a grouping three eigth notes per beat (the dotted quater note gets a beat) - counting ex. 12/8- 1+a2+a3+a4+a = 1e+ a2e +a3 e+a - thus having four beats like 4/4 time causing confusion among amatures in theory.

[LuckySnare7]

At the most simplest level their called triplets because it is in 3/4 time, giving you 3 quarter notes in a bar. More indepth, making that same meter (or time signature) 16th notes or a 4-note subdivison within 3/4 time - 1e+a2e+a3e+a, you get 12/8 time. Allow me to explain guys.