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Offbeat tom entry.

Enter the tom cascade on an offbeat and land on kick.

01 THE LITTLE IDEA

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Listen once, count with the click, then play the displayed pattern. Enter the tom cascade on an offbeat and land on kick. Play voices sharing a position together. Stick choice, limb assignment, and dynamics are not scored. Pattern positions count from 1; 1.5 is the & of beat 1, and 1.25/1.75 are e/a. High tom at 1.5; High tom at 1.75; Mid tom at 2; Mid tom at 2.25; Floor tom at 2.5; Floor tom at 2.75; Kick at 3; High tom at 5.5; High tom at 5.75; Mid tom at 6; Mid tom at 6.25; Floor tom at 6.5; Floor tom at 6.75; Kick at 7. The pattern lasts 8 quarter-note beats; leave gaps silent.

Today’s little goalPlay the 8-beat pattern at 48 BPM with at least 80% recall and precision.
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