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pg. 1 excerpt from The Clave Matrix; Chapter Three The Standard Pattern; Exercises, 12/8 Standard Pattern
Exercises for Chapter Three I
12/8 Standard Pattern
1. Generating the 12/8 Standard Pattern from the Triple-Pulse “Grid” Diametrically Opposed Six-Beat Cycles Tap the triple pulses alternating your hands right, left, right, left, etc, on a handy surface, while tapping your foot to the main beats. Because you are tapping three pules per beat, your hands alternate with the main beats: R, L, R, L. ex. 3E: 1 L R F hands foot
R F 1
L
R
+
a
L F 2
R
L
+
a
R F 3
L
R
+
a
L F 4
R
L
+
a
Your right is playing the six-beat cycle and your left hand is playing the offbeat-six cycle. Six-Beat Cycle Emphasize your right hand. Now you are accenting the six-beat cycle. ex. 3E: 2
L R F hands foot
R F 1
l
R
+
a
l F 2
R
l
+
a
R F 3
l
R
+
a
l F 4
R
l
+
a
pg. 2 excerpt from The Clave Matrix; Chapter Three The Standard Pattern; Exercises, 12/8 Standard Pattern Offbeat-Six Cycle Next, emphasize your left hand. Now you are accenting the off-beat six cycle. ex. 3E: 3
L R F hands foot
r F 1
L
r
+
a
L F 2
r
L
+
a
r F 3
L
r
+
a
L F 4
r
L
+
a
12/8 Standard Pattern Continue to tap the triple pulses alternating your hands. Accent the appropriate pulses shown below so that you emphasize the 12/8 standard pattern. ex. 3E: 4
L R F
hands foot
R F 1
l
R
+
a
l F 2
R
L
+
a
r F 3
L
r
+
a
L F 4
r
L
+
a
Exercises for Chapter Three I
12/8 Standard Pattern
1. Generating the 12/8 Standard Pattern from the Triple-Pulse “Grid” Diametrically Opposed Six-Beat Cycles Tap the triple pulses alternating your hands right, left, right, left, etc, on a handy surface, while tapping your foot to the main beats. Because you are tapping three pules per beat, your hands alternate with the main beats: R, L, R, L. ex. 3E: 1 L R F hands foot
R F 1
L
R
+
a
L F 2
R
L
+
a
R F 3
L
R
+
a
L F 4
R
L
+
a
Your right is playing the six-beat cycle and your left hand is playing the offbeat-six cycle. Six-Beat Cycle Emphasize your right hand. Now you are accenting the six-beat cycle. ex. 3E: 2
L R F hands foot
R F 1
l
R
+
a
l F 2
R
l
+
a
R F 3
l
R
+
a
l F 4
R
l
+
a
pg. 2 excerpt from The Clave Matrix; Chapter Three The Standard Pattern; Exercises, 12/8 Standard Pattern Offbeat-Six Cycle Next, emphasize your left hand. Now you are accenting the off-beat six cycle. ex. 3E: 3
L R F hands foot
r F 1
L
r
+
a
L F 2
r
L
+
a
r F 3
L
r
+
a
L F 4
r
L
+
a
12/8 Standard Pattern Continue to tap the triple pulses alternating your hands. Accent the appropriate pulses shown below so that you emphasize the 12/8 standard pattern. ex. 3E: 4
L R F
hands foot
R F 1
l
R
+
a
l F 2
R
L
+
a
r F 3
L
r
+
a
L F 4
r
L
+
a
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