This final lesson of the Stab Series brings together quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes, eighth rests, and sixteenth notes. The examples focus on counting out loud, not rushing through the rests, keeping the strokes clean and consistent, and keeping the stabs evenly spaced while playing in time.
Below is the original transcript from the video.
Hey, what’s up? We made it to the end of another series, and we really appreciate you coming this far with us. Thanks a lot! In this final lesson of the Stab Series, we’re going to wrap things up with quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes, eighth rests, and sixteenth notes. In other words, we’re going to put together everything we’ve covered so far. Let’s count it off and get started. The tempo is at 85 beats per minute. Here we go!
Rhythm 1
For the next example, let’s focus on not rushing through the rests while keeping our strokes clean and even. You’ve been doing this for a while now, so you know our strokes need to be tight, clean, and evenly spaced. Alright, here we go!
Rhythm 2
Let’s keep it moving and close out this series by going back to the basics. We’re going to count out loud. We’re going to focus on making our strokes clean and consistent. We’re going to get our stabs to sound identical, and we’re going to keep them evenly spaced. And we’re doing all of this while playing in time. Here we go!
Rhythm 3
That’s it for this series! For more detailed lessons, be sure to check out our premium videos at scratchingmadeeasy.com. In those videos, I’ll teach you our Made Easy method, walk you through learning different scratch techniques, and, more importantly, show you how to put them all together. Our Made Easy Method takes all the mystery out of scratching, and with regular practice, it’ll help you take your skills to the next level. Thanks for checking us out. See you next series. Peace!
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The final lesson of the Stab Series brings together quarter notes, quarter rests, eighth notes, eighth rests, and sixteenth notes.
About the Authors
Jason E. Bullock and M. Dwayne Bullock (DjRoninTokyo) are the creators of Scratching Made Easy and the authors of Scratching Made Easy Turntable Method Book 1: A Guide to Scratching. They created a scratch notation system that uses standard musical notation to apply fundamental music concepts to scratching.
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