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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Hudson Music presents

Benny Greb

THE LANGUAGE OF DRUMMING
Edited by Joe Bergamini Transcriptions by Benny Greb Engraving by Willie Rose PDF Design by Willie Rose Photos by Sven Peks

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters WARM-UP
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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters WARM-UP
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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters TIME CHECK
Binary A-P

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters TIME CHECK
Ternary Q-X

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters DYNAMIC WORKOUT
Binary A-P

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Benny Greb: The Language of DrummingChapter 1: Letters DYNAMIC WORKOUT
Ternary Q-X

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters STICKING WORKOUT
Binary A-P
The following exercises employ hand-to-hand and right-hand-lead stickings. Make sure to try both stickings the other way around.

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters STICKING WORKOUT
Ternary Q-X
The following exercises employhand-to-hand and right-hand-lead stickings. Make sure to try both stickings the other way around.

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters RUDIMENTS: DIDDLES 1
Binary A-P

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters RUDIMENTS: DIDDLES 1
Ternary Q-X

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters RUDIMENTS: DIDDLES 2
Binary A-P

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Ternary Q-X

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters RUDIMENTS: FLAMS
Binary A-P

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters RUDIMENTS: FLAMS
Ternary Q-X

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters RUDIMENTS: DOUBLE NOTE SINGLES
Binary A-P

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Ternary Q-X

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters DRUMSET: BASS DRUM LETTERS
Binary A-P Play the Bass Drum Alphabet over the following ostinato:

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters DRUMSET: BASS DRUM LETTERS
Ternary Q-X Play the Bass Drum Alphabetover the following ostinato:

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Benny Greb: The Language of DrumChapter 1: Letters DRUMSET: HI-HAT LETTERS
Binary A-P Play the Hi-Hat Alphabet over the following ostinato:

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters DRUMSET: HI-HAT LETTERS
Ternary Q-X Play the Hi-Hat Alphabet over the following ostinato:

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1:Letters DRUMSET: GHOSTING LETTERS
Binary A-P Play the Ghosting Alphabet over the following ostinato:

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 1: Letters DRUMSET: GHOSTING LETTERS
Ternary Q-X Play the Ghosting Alphabet over the following ostinato:

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 2: Words ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 7
1st Position Sing the following words over the 3-, 5-,and 7-note groupings to help internalize the phrasing: 3 = “Radio” 5 = “University” 7 = “Listen to the Radio” The following exercises are 1-bar loops over a 16th-note subdivision.

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 2: Words ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 7
1st Position Accent Patterns

ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 7
1st Position Clapping the Accents

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Benny Greb: The Language ofDrumming Chapter 2: Words ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 7
1st Position 3 = Radio Throughout the Rudiments

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Benny Greb: The Language of Drumming Chapter 2: Words ODD GROUPINGS: 3, 5 & 7
1st Position 3 = Radio On the Drumset

Here the backbeat and ghosting pattern fall on the same beat. When you play the ghostings on the snare, do play an accent/backbeat here. When you play the ghostings as a...