HSA: Writing the Snare
How to write the snare drum. Backbeats, Ghost Notes, Production, Alternatives
Before enrolling in this course, we strongly recommend you watch the following courses:
Programming MIDI Drums
From Metronome to Magic
Dynamic Arrangements
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The snare drum can make or break your beat. Learn how to craft snare patterns that add flair, energy, and drive to your tracks.
Your Instructor
Bestselling Author of the Addiction Formula, YouTube Sensation, Successful Board Game Designer, Card Magician, Entrepreneur, Songwriter/Producer and Cat Lover: like his work, Friedemann is an enigma, a multilayered puzzle asking to be solved.
Course Curriculum
Writing The Snare
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StartHSA Standard Only: Your Assignments
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StartMetric Divisions [Half Time, Standard Time, Double Time, Blast Beats] (14:06)
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StartAdding the Snare [Omit/Add, Rule of the Metric Division] (14:54)
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StartWhile you're here...
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StartSnare Patterns [Rule of Suppressed Kicks, Programming Pulsating Grooves, Omit, Syncopate] (12:17)
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StartSnare Alternatives (4:15)
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StartGhost Notes [Rule of Ghosted Notes, Patterns, Unmetered Tremolo, Alternatives, Ghost Notes on other Instruments, Click, Snares off] (32:16)
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StartProducing the Snare [Reverb, Delay, Filter, Reverses, Brever, Bursts] (12:14)
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StartOdd Snare Patterns [Small & Big Crossrhythm, Clave, Secondary Snare, Energy] (17:00)
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StartTranscription
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StartDo Now: Module 4 Quiz
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StartDo Now: Active listening
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StartDo Now: Snare investigation
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StartDo Now: Clapping III
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StartDo Now: Program Different Types of Grooves (6:25)
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StartHSA Standard Only: Handing In Your Assignments
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