Alfred Publishing Linear Time Playing Batterie - Chaffee
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Essential Information About This Method
- Clear Objective: develop genuine "time feels" in linear playing, beyond repetitive beats.
- Structured Progression: a section of "exercises" for technique, followed by a section of "ideas" to build flexible grooves.
- Comprehensive Musical Work: coordination, dynamic balance, accent management, and variations (theme and variations).
- Audio Support Included: a CD with examples from each part of the book to guide listening and implementation.
Summary of This Method
This method is aimed at drummers who want to enrich their approach to groove in linear playing, focusing not on learning fixed "beats," but on building a true "time feel." The author clearly distinguishes the beat, understood as a repeated pattern of events with little variation, from the time feel, conceived as a broader affirmation of time, capable of evolving and transforming throughout the piece. In a real playing context, arranged elements (theme, riffs, accompanying figures) often require more stable patterns; however, as soon as one enters improvised sections, it becomes essential to have a flexible, responsive rhythmic vocabulary adaptable to what the soloist plays.
The core of the approach is based on the idea of "theme and variations": a basic pattern is used to establish the feel, then modifications come to color, energize, and evolve it without breaking the pulse. To anchor these skills, the content is divided into two main sections. The first groups fundamental exercises intended to develop the technical prerequisites of linear playing: voice coordination, accent control, dynamic balance, and execution precision. The second offers a wide range of ideas and examples to work on varied time feels, in 4/4, shuffle, with "on the set" feels, as well as in odd meters. The goal is not only to reproduce the examples but to understand their logic in order to create your own linear grooves, musically credible and solid both with a metronome and in a group setting. The CD allows you to hear examples drawn from each part, ideal for validating the intention, pulse, and placement sensation.
Technical specifications
| Publication | Methods | ||
| Instrumentation | drumset | Genre | drum method, study of groove and time feel (linear playing) |
Questions frequently asked
Does this drum method work on linear playing?
The first section develops the basics of linear playing through voice coordination, accent control, and dynamic balance. The exercises also aim for execution precision.
What grooves and time signatures are covered in Chaffee's Linear Time Playing?
The content includes time feels in 4/4, shuffles, and "set" feels. Odd time signatures are also part of the studied examples.
Is a CD included with the method?
A CD is provided to listen to examples from each part of the method to grasp the pulse and placement.
Does the method help in creating one's own linear grooves?
The approach is based on the theme and variations principle: a basic pattern establishes the feel, then evolves without breaking the pulse. The examples are designed to understand the logic and build personal linear grooves. This approach targets a rhythmic vocabulary adaptable to improvised sections.
Is this method suitable for working on time feel in a group?
Improvised sections are approached with flexible rhythmic patterns intended to respond to the soloist's playing. The work focuses on an evolving time feel, distinct from a repeated beat with little variation.
