Drum Off 2013 Idea 1

On September 24th, 2013, I competed in my first Drum Off. I planned out my solo very carefully. There were certain sections where I improvised around a particular idea. There was also a section of mini solos that I played (fours) that were memorized. Each four bar solo was based on one main idea, and some variations. I will be posting the fours separately as Ideas One through Six.

Here is Idea One. This sounds pretty rockin’ at about 100 to 110 bpm or higher. I believe I played it at around 110 that day. It is based on the six stroke roll and its variations.

Important: Make sure that all the unaccented snare notes are ghosted.

Here is the PDF for you to download: Drum Off 2013 Idea One

By the way, although I didn’t advance to the next round, I was told that the judging was extraordinarily close, with me coming in third place for the store entrants at the prelim level. Had I come in second, I would have advanced. For my first effort, I’ll take it. And I’ll be back.