Polyrhythm Drum work

Matt910 · 03-30-2011, 01:36 PM

So, I got an offer to play with a guy, but I need to brush up on my music theory, and particularly, get comfortable with polyrhythms on the drums. Any suggestions? I understand basics, like in New Millenium Cyanide Christ by Meshuggah, Thomas Laake plays the bass drum in 3/4, and the top in 4/4, so every 4 bars of bass, and 3 bars of up top, the time signatures line up.

These are the type of polyrhythms I have to write to. I'm not playing the programmed stuff.

Well, seeing as I can't post urls, go to reverbnation.com, and search for instinct for rank.

djanicar · 11-29-2011, 01:20 PM

Polyrhythm is hard work dude

03-30-2011, 01:36 PM	#1
Matt910 Sabian man! Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Fayetteville, NC Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Polyrhythm Drum work So, I got an offer to play with a guy, but I need to brush up on my music theory, and particularly, get comfortable with polyrhythms on the drums. Any suggestions? I understand basics, like in New Millenium Cyanide Christ by Meshuggah, Thomas Laake plays the bass drum in 3/4, and the top in 4/4, so every 4 bars of bass, and 3 bars of up top, the time signatures line up. These are the type of polyrhythms I have to write to. I'm not playing the programmed stuff. Well, seeing as I can't post urls, go to reverbnation.com, and search for instinct for rank.

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11-29-2011, 01:20 PM	#2
djanicar Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 21 Rep Power: 0	Polyrhythm is hard work dude