Stage 1Pulse
A steady internal clock and a strike that lands where you meant it. One voice at a time — nothing ever stacks, so a note that is late can only be your timing.
The strikeone hand, quarter notes
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One pad, straight quarter notes: kick on all four beats.
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The same four beats, played by the weak hand on the hi-hat.
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Quarter notes that change hands at every bar line — kick, hat, kick, hat.
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Two handsalternation
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Snare, hat, snare, hat — the hands trade, one beat each.
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The single stroke roll: snare on the numbers, hat on the "and"s.
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The same 8ths, but the lead hand flips at every bar line.
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One hand, fasterdensity
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Eight 8th notes a bar on the snare, one hand, no help.
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The same eight notes on the weak hand's hi-hat.
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8th-note hi-hats with beat 3 removed — the grid has to survive a hole in it.
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Checkpointa bar of each — switching between patterns is what makes them stick
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One bar each of the stage: quarters, alternating 8ths, one-hand 8ths, and 8ths through a rest.
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