Neo-bodhrán
Basic rhythms
David Kuckhermann (c) 2003
The first pattern is the fundamental of the rhythm below. It is played only with the right hand. It is a good exercise to practice the movement from 'Pa' to 'Dum'which is very important.
Fill up the spaces with left hand 'Taks':
In the next example the left-hand stroke on the 3rd beat is accented:
And now play a snap instead:
A
second pattern is added. It is similar to the one before, just the first two
strokes are substituted with a right hand 'Tak':
Add some brush strokes in the middle of the pattern. Start to brush downwards:
The
last two strokes are substituted by fingersnaps
of the left ring and middle finger:
A
combination of the variations before:
If you leave out the last two strokes of the pattern, you are in 6/8:
Add a second pattern:
A
variation using the brushing technique:
more complex variations using the brushing technique:
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