Pack overview
What you will practice
Funk patterns sound convincing when every sixteenth-note position has a clear purpose. The grid is dense, but the goal is not to play everything: it is to place selected notes accurately while preserving the spaces around them.
Practice at a tempo where the smallest subdivision remains even. Keep the hi-hat quiet enough that the kick and snare phrase is easy to hear.
Learning goals
- Count sixteenth notes through notes and rests.
- Place syncopated kick notes without moving the backbeat.
- Control the dynamic balance between hi-hat, snare and kick.
- Compare related patterns and identify one changed subdivision.
Practice routine
- Count 1 e and a aloud before playing.
- Loop kick and snare alone until the phrase feels stable.
- Add hi-hat at a lower volume and preserve the same pocket.
- Move between two neighboring exercises without stopping.