DIRECTOR

CHICKEN AND A ROLL

BrianBrian
S. Mason
S. Mason

                
6"

h  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
&
Snare

         _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6"

h  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
&
Tenors

 _ _ _ _ _ _
h  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
&
5 BD

 _ _
h  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
&
4 BD

(taps)


h  
Divisi (A/B)

      
Cymbals

&
 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
Mallets

&
 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
&
Timpani

 9"/3"       
  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ž ¾
3

sn h _ _ _ _ _ _
E
 9"/3"      
R L R L R R L R

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 
tn h _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _
_ ž ¾
E
R L R L R R L R

_ _ _ _ _ _ 
5 bd h
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ ž ¾
R


4 bd h
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ž ¾
R

ž ¾
(zing)

cy h ) ) ) ) <

Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ž ¾
3

key
Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ž ¾
3

Timp
Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
DIRECTOR

CHICKEN AND A ROLL – EXERCISE OPTIONS

OPTION 1

 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5 BD h  _ _ _ _ _ _

4 BD ¦  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _


Cymbals h  ž N ž N ¾ -


 Ÿ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ   ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ
Ÿ   ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ
Mallets

 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
Timpani 

     
__ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __ 
__ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  ž ¾
3

5 bd h ___ __
_
__
_
__
_ ___ _ _ _

      
   
4 bd ¦ ____ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ ____ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ ž ¾

  
cy h N N N N N N N ´ N - N ´ ž ¾

 ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ B B ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ž ¾
3

key ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ B B ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ

Ÿ Ÿ BŸ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ BŸ Ÿ Ÿ ž ¾
3

Timp
DIRECTOR

OPTION 2 (etc.)

  
             
Snare h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
  
       _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tenors h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

This option provides the snares and tenors with a downbeat tap roll in the first 2 measures. Play
all accents at 9” – taps and rolls at 3”. Measure 4 & 5 should be played as written.

OPTION 3

   _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
sn/tn h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
R L R L – R R R R R R

      ž ¾
3

h_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
L L L L L L R

This option provides the snares and tenors with a “diddle exercise” – isolating the most common
types of bounced strokes within a 16th note grouping.

฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀
the 16th note check. Keep the hand motion from the check to the diddle pattern consis-
tent and avoid pulsating the diddles (or the downbeats in measures 3 & 4).
฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀
“Chicken and a Roll” parts), or you can tag it on to the beginning of the original exercise
to create an 8 bar phrase (with all other sections repeating measures 1-4).
฀ Tenors: Play this exercise on drum one first (as written), then move the diddles to the
outside drums (drum 3 for right hand diddles, drum 2 for left hand diddles).
DIRECTOR

TRIPLET ROLLS
Brian S. Mason

    

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Snare h  ____________ ____________ __________ __ __ __________

 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _  _3 _ _ _ _ _    _ _
3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Tenors h  ___
_ _ _ ___
3 3

 ____________ 3 _________ __________ __ 3 _________

3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3

h 
3 3 3 3

5 BD ___ __ _

 _________ 3 ___ 3 ______ _________ 3 __ _ 3 ______

3 3
3 3 3 3

h 
3 3 3 3 3 3

4 BD ___ ___ _ __ ___

   
‰
Cymbals h  b b b

ŸŸŸŸ Ÿ
 ŸŸŸŸŸ Ÿ
Ÿ ŸŸŸŸŸŸ ŸŸŸ
Ÿ Ÿ B Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ BŸ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
3

ŸŸ ŸŸ
3 3


ŸŸŸŸŸŸ
3 3
3 3 3 3
Mallets
3 3
3 3
3

 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ŸŸŸ

3

Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ŸŸŸ
3
Timpani

3 3 3 3 3 3  3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3
 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ž ¾
5 3 3

sn h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 3 3 3 3 3  3  3 3 3 3 3 3 3
R R R R R L R L R L R L R

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3

_ ž ¾
3

tn h _ _
R R R R R L R L R
L R L R


3 3

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 _ 3 _ _ _
3 3 3 3

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ __ _________ _ _ _ _ ž ¾
3 3 3

h ___ _________
3 3 3
3 3
5 bd
R

3 3

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _3 _ _ _ _ _ ž ¾
3 3 3
3

h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 3 3 3 3

___ _________ _ ___ __ _________

3 3 3 3
4 bd
R

            É
Divisi (choke)

_´
h b ž ¾
cy
b b b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
ŸŸŸŸŸ ŸŸŸŸŸ
Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸ Ÿ ž ¾
5 3 3 3 3

 ŸŸ Ÿ
3

ŸŸ Ÿ
3 3 3 3 3

Ÿ Ÿ ŸŸŸ
key

3 3 3 3 3
L R R sim.

Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ž ¾
5

Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ŸŸŸ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
3
Timp
CONDUCTOR

TRIPLET ROLLS – EXERCISE OPTIONS

OPTION 1

 3 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ3 Ÿ Ÿ
3 3 3 3

 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Mallets
3
L R R – L R L R L R L R L R L R R –

Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ŸŸŸ ŸŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸŸ ž ¾

5 3 3 3

 ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ ŸŸ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ ŸŸŸŸ Ÿ
key

3 3 3 3
L R R – L R L R L R L R L R L R R sim. L R L R

This option provides the keyboards with a simplified version of the original exercise. You may
have the full section play this option – or just individuals as necessary.

OPTION 2

          
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Snare h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Tenors h

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ž ¾
5 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

sn h _ _ _ _ _ _ _

3 3 3 3 3 3 3
R L R L R L R R

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _   ž ¾
3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3

tn h _ _ _ _ _ _ _
R L R L R

L R R

This option provides the snares and tenors with a more advanced “diddle” exercise – isolating
the most common types of bounced strokes within a triplet pattern.

฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀
the 8th note check. Keep the hand motion from the check to the diddle pattern consis-
tent, and avoid pulsating the diddles or the downbeats.
฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀