This 12 bar solo requires the independence skills developed from the study of material contained within the preceding exercises.
The following patterns use the rhythmic possibilities concept to dictate the position of accented notes with the following ostinato.
There are 8 possible rhythmic variations over 1 beat using quarter notes, eighth note triplets, quarter note rests and eighth note triplet rests.
Using the same principle outlined at the beginning of this section, the following patterns are designed to develop bass drum independence with the following ostinato:
The following patterns are designed to develop snare drum independence with the following ostinato: