Sticking Interpretation
There are 16 sticking possibilities over 4 events (4 x 1/4 notes or 4 x 1/8 notes or 4 x 1/16 notes etc). Most sticking are combinations of these 16, so it is important to master each one individually before joining two or more together. The following examples are written as eighth notes.
The sticking in the following example is a combination of examples 863 and 867, written as sixteenth notes.
The following example is the result of steps 3 and 4 from previous instruction on "stickings around the kit".
The bass drum is played in unison with the hi-hat (right hand) in the following example. This is a very commonly used technique. Any cymbal can be substituted for hi-hat, e.g., crash or ride.
This example places accents on 2 of the notes of the sticking pattern:
The following 4 bar groove incorporates the previous 3 examples.
Another commonly used sticking interpretation involves substituting both hands in unison for "R" and bass drum for "L". The first 3 beats of the following pattern use the aforementioned interpretation.
Here is the previous example incorporated into a 4 bar groove.
Experiment with your own sticking interpretation patterns using the following ideas.
- Join two or more of the 16 sticking possibilities together.
- Incorporate tom toms using "Sticking Around the Kit".
- Bass drum and cymbal (could be hi-hat, ride or crash) substitute for "R";.
- Experiment with accents.
- Both hands in unison substitute for "R", bass drum substitutes for "L".
