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timcoffey.net |
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Tim Coffey |
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coffeytime.com |
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Drummer, Percussionist |
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Patterns |
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Listed are some of my most popular
patterns that I use in the studio, when working with other artists.
You will notice that I have denoted the hi hat with an X on the G space, the
snare on the C (octave above middle C) space, and the bass drum on the E line
(All Treble Clef). I also have a legend for you to reference if
needed. Also note that the snare drum notes that are in parentheses
are ghosted notes. Feel free to move the hi hat to the ride cymbal, bell,
or whatever, to make your own feel. Enjoy and please send any comments
that you have. |
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Legend |
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This is a nice "funky" pattern that is fun to
play. Tempo here is a quarter note = 96, or thereabouts. |
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This is a nice quick and simple pattern. Use a cross
stick on the snare line, and tempo is a half note = 92, or somewhere in the
neighborhood thereof. |
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Tips |
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I have been taught many valuable tricks that from other
musicians, that have helped me tremendously, both in the studio and live.
I want to pass these on for you to try, and see what you think. |
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When going into the studio, and you're going to use a click
track, use a drum machine for the click. Select a soothing rhythm to
use, as if you were playing along with a cd. Or, maybe a percussion
track to play with, such as a shaker and conga pattern. Integrate this
with some type of personal monitor amp, where you can feed it with the
engineer's signal, and your click, and then mix the volumes together as
needed. |
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When you rehearse, use some type of metronome or click.
You will be surprised that some people tend to speed up or slow down in
certain parts of songs, because they "feel" right when you do. The
problem is, you don't even realize you are doing it. |
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It will help you to understand what other musician's are
talking about. So learn your key signatures and scales. Let's
face it. Every type of musician knows scales and keys, except for most
drummers. Plus, learn to chart and read. This will help
tremendously if you are presented with a fax the week before, and the drums
are completely charted out. With technology today, it is easy for a
composer to chart out a song within his software, and print it out, which
does happen to me on occasion. |