Verification Quiz - “Taking the Mystery Out of Interpreting Drum Charts" - with Kevin Gianino

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* 1. Contact Information

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* 2. According to Kevin, what characteristics are present in a clearly written drum chart? Please check all that apply. (20 pts)

Hits (accent kicks) notated above the top one of the staff.

Slash marks to indicate "time."

Specific drum patterns with precise drums to be used, written out on every measure.

Frequently included style (swing, rock, etc.) written throughout the chart.

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* 3. What other characteristics, according to Kevin, are present in a clearly written drum chart? Please check all that apply. (20 pts)

"Fills" are completely written out, with rhythms clearly assigned to the drums and cymbals to be used.

"Fill" is written where an improvised fill is to take place, with beginning and ending points clearly denoted.

Multiple measures of continuous "time" written with the number of measures within a single measure of space.

Multiple measures of continuous "time" completely written out in each designated measure.

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* 4. What additional characteristics, according to Kevin, are present in a clearly written drum chart? Please check all that apply. (20 pts)

Random numbers of measures within staff lines.

Notation during a piece based on four-measure phrases built on four-measure staff lines.

Mulitiple measures of repeated time indicated with repeat signs.

Mulitiple measures of repeated time or pattern written out.

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* 5. What suggestion did Kevin give on what the drummer should do on questionably written fills during a first or second reading of a chart? (20 pts)

Make every effort to play the fill exactly as written.

Improvise the fill with the best skill the drummer has.

Complete rest or tacet during the indicated fill.

Play time during indicated fill.

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* 6. What did Kevin recommend regarding playing the hi-hat cymbals on beats 2 and 4? (20 pts)

It is good to incorporate this in order to not use your place.

It is good to incorporate this in order to keep the ensemble together.

It's the "lazy way out" when confronted with a challenging part.

It gets in the way of playing what the arranger had intended.

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