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Snare half-beat pickups.

Place the snare halfway between alternating clicks.

01 THE LITTLE IDEA

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Listen once, count with the click, then play the displayed pattern. Place the snare halfway between alternating clicks. 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. Snare at 1.5; Snare at 3.5; Snare at 5.5; Snare at 7.5. The pattern lasts 8 quarter-note beats; leave gaps silent.

Today’s little goalPlay the 8-beat pattern at 60 BPM with at least 80% recall and precision.
LISTEN IN PRACTICESnare half-beat pickupsOpen the practice room to hear and try the example.

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