Re: Beginner question about writing for drums

[Pierre-Luc Gauthier]

Quasi all I write for drum is in multiple small chunks of this format :
<<
    { hh4 <hh sn> hh q }
    \\
    { bd4 r bd r }
>>

Using lots of variables of reused patterns for hh and whatnot.

  <<
    {
      s1 |
      <cymca\laissezVibrer>1 |
    }
    \repeat percent 2 <<
      <<
        \repeat unfold 8 hh8
        \repeat unfold 2 {s4 sn8 s}
      >>
      \\
      {
        bd8 bd r bd bd bd r16 bd bd8 |
      }
      \new Dynamics {
        <>\f |
      }
    >>
  >>

> Any examples […] I could have a look at?

I've attached an old transcription I made for a friend of mine for
Vince Dicola Training Montage back in the 2.16.2 era :

I hope this helps :-)
-- 
Pierre-Luc Gauthier

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