I see rolls written as a whole note in a measure without a tie. These I'm not sure where you would end them. Sometimes you'll see untied quarter notes. It's untied rolls that I'm not sure where they end. Could you clarify these. Is there a standardized method for these untied rolls. thank you so much
331paradiddle Thanks for asking. in real music, rolls are untied for a reason i.e., you are doubling something happening in an ensemble and you should listen to find out. You play the roll as long as the instruments you are doubling. Think like a trumpet playing TAAA. the ending should just disappear. In drum method books, there is no ensemble to follow and the usual advice is to leave the smallest possible space (this is not a musical decision). If you are subdividing the rolls in 16th-notes, you would stop on the last 16th without any accent. I have my students sing the exercise, that mental exercise gives them the natural stopping place then they play the roll to match their mental image. In real life, listen to the ensemble and determine your function. that will provide you with the best answer about the length of a roll.
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I see rolls written as a whole note in a measure without a tie. These I'm not sure where you would end them. Sometimes you'll see untied quarter notes. It's untied rolls that I'm not sure where they end. Could you clarify these. Is there a standardized method for these untied rolls. thank you so much
331paradiddle Thanks for asking. in real music, rolls are untied for a reason i.e., you are doubling something happening in an ensemble and you should listen to find out. You play the roll as long as the instruments you are doubling. Think like a trumpet playing TAAA. the ending should just disappear. In drum method books, there is no ensemble to follow and the usual advice is to leave the smallest possible space (this is not a musical decision). If you are subdividing the rolls in 16th-notes, you would stop on the last 16th without any accent. I have my students sing the exercise, that mental exercise gives them the natural stopping place then they play the roll to match their mental image. In real life, listen to the ensemble and determine your function. that will provide you with the best answer about the length of a roll.