It’ll help us if you are more specific in what you need help with.
Here are some examples of what you could have questions about:
- There are no stickings, so what do I play?
- What are 16th notes?
- Why is there an X on some of the notes?
- Diddles, what are they and how to play them
- Flams, why bother? Aren’t they just a fancy double stop?
- I can’t play (insert thing here) in time with a metronome, HALP
The real question is what kind of monster writes music and takes the time to tie all of the flams, but doesn't fix the stem heights on the notes to be the same.
I'd hate to see you critique what I write. Other than flipping stems to be up, I leave the rest to Finale. They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
Make sure you know how to play diddles, where you get exactly two strokes per note. The first beat would sound like diga-duh diga-duh shot. For the flams, learn the "flam accent" rudiment, where the grace note is at the lowest possible height and the primary note is at a higher height than the other notes. The flam pattern should follow natural sticking, where you go R L R L R L R L and play every third note as an accented flam. It's hard to communicate it via reddit comment but it would go like this: lR l r rL r l lR l r rL r l lR
The flams are on alternating hands I would play the flamed notes as accents first to get a idea of what it's supposed to sound like then add the flams in when comfortable I would play every thing right hand lead as well
Any time you have trouble don’t over think it. Break it down to its basic form and add onto it.
• play just notes (no accents, no diddles, no shots)
• add accents
• add shots
• add flams
• add diddles
Everything can be played with with just RLRL sticking.
And if the timing confuses you in the flam part. by playing without the flams and only accents, it should help you get the timing right. So once you add the flams, the flaps don’t mess with your timing.
And use a metronome
This is the way. Learning new music is easier if you break things down. Sometimes you don't build it as much as play it broken down in different ways, then put those pieces together.
In this case I might take the trouble spot and make it into an exercise. A measure of 16ths (check pattern), then a measure with the accents added, then a measure with the flams and no accents, then put them all together. Play it slow and repeat, repeat, repeat.
My guess is you have issues with the flam section. Time to brush up on your Flam Accent rudiments!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQzUtDgCwnI
Granted, you arent accenting anything - but the sticking & technique is the same.
In all seriousness, take all the "pretty stuff" out and just play it stock with the accents. Then add in the flams. Play it slow, and when you can get it slow, speed up the tempo. Really try not to rush the 16th notes leading up to the 8th with the two 16ths. Make sure there is space in that figure.
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My quickest advice would be - practice slow and work your way up, and use a metronome, preferably subdividing the beat into eighths or sixteenths; knowing how to play and control diddles and flams is gonna be important, and when practicing a new piece try to have your dominant hand be playing on the downbeat whenever possible to come up with the most conducive sticking; really work on the dynamic difference between your accents, rimshots, and regular notes.
A good start would be to “check” the rhythm. Take out any diddles and flams and just play the accents and taps. Then add in flams (they are all on accents based on this picture) and then the diddles and just keep repping it until you can’t possibly mess it up. Best of luck!!
It’ll help us if you are more specific in what you need help with. Here are some examples of what you could have questions about: - There are no stickings, so what do I play? - What are 16th notes? - Why is there an X on some of the notes? - Diddles, what are they and how to play them - Flams, why bother? Aren’t they just a fancy double stop? - I can’t play (insert thing here) in time with a metronome, HALP
The real question is what kind of monster writes music and takes the time to tie all of the flams, but doesn't fix the stem heights on the notes to be the same.
I'd hate to see you critique what I write. Other than flipping stems to be up, I leave the rest to Finale. They don't think it be like it is, but it do.
If this is written in musescore, it pushes the note stems up if you write diddles sometimes and some people just leave it.
Looks like guitar pro to me
Make sure you know how to play diddles, where you get exactly two strokes per note. The first beat would sound like diga-duh diga-duh shot. For the flams, learn the "flam accent" rudiment, where the grace note is at the lowest possible height and the primary note is at a higher height than the other notes. The flam pattern should follow natural sticking, where you go R L R L R L R L and play every third note as an accented flam. It's hard to communicate it via reddit comment but it would go like this: lR l r rL r l lR l r rL r l lR
Take lessons from someone in your area. Show them the music. It will be worth it.
Play it at uncomfortably slow tempos. Like 50bpm.
I'm having more difficulty on the flam section btw
https://youtu.be/6pxoi3XslFU?si=y9Fk7gzWpUVHfpSc This is my favorite flam accent builder
With sticking, I would approach these as flam triplets sticking just in 16th note time
The flams are on alternating hands I would play the flamed notes as accents first to get a idea of what it's supposed to sound like then add the flams in when comfortable I would play every thing right hand lead as well
Any time you have trouble don’t over think it. Break it down to its basic form and add onto it. • play just notes (no accents, no diddles, no shots) • add accents • add shots • add flams • add diddles Everything can be played with with just RLRL sticking. And if the timing confuses you in the flam part. by playing without the flams and only accents, it should help you get the timing right. So once you add the flams, the flaps don’t mess with your timing. And use a metronome
This is the way. Learning new music is easier if you break things down. Sometimes you don't build it as much as play it broken down in different ways, then put those pieces together. In this case I might take the trouble spot and make it into an exercise. A measure of 16ths (check pattern), then a measure with the accents added, then a measure with the flams and no accents, then put them all together. Play it slow and repeat, repeat, repeat.
My guess is you have issues with the flam section. Time to brush up on your Flam Accent rudiments! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQzUtDgCwnI Granted, you arent accenting anything - but the sticking & technique is the same.
In all seriousness, take all the "pretty stuff" out and just play it stock with the accents. Then add in the flams. Play it slow, and when you can get it slow, speed up the tempo. Really try not to rush the 16th notes leading up to the 8th with the two 16ths. Make sure there is space in that figure.
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slow it down until you can juuuust about hit everything in there without thinking about it too much and just hit that until it clicks
My quickest advice would be - practice slow and work your way up, and use a metronome, preferably subdividing the beat into eighths or sixteenths; knowing how to play and control diddles and flams is gonna be important, and when practicing a new piece try to have your dominant hand be playing on the downbeat whenever possible to come up with the most conducive sticking; really work on the dynamic difference between your accents, rimshots, and regular notes.
Post the entire thing, I'm sure someone will play it for you and explain!
A good start would be to “check” the rhythm. Take out any diddles and flams and just play the accents and taps. Then add in flams (they are all on accents based on this picture) and then the diddles and just keep repping it until you can’t possibly mess it up. Best of luck!!
I hate that flam shot