Different Trains
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Different Trains is a three-movement piece for string quartet and tape written by Steve Reich in 1988.
The Steve Reich Ensemble playing Different Trains. From left to right, Liz Lim-Dutton (violin) Todd Reynolds (violin), Jeanne LeBlanc (cello), Scott Rawls (viola)
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Drum rudiment
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A drum rudiment is one of a number of relatively small patterns in drumming, a form of percussion music. Drum rudiments form the foundation for more extended and complex patterns.
Different Trains
…a while, with the instruments playing along with the recording of the phrase or part of the phrase. The music for the strings makes extensive use of paradiddle rhythms, with alternating pitches instead of alternating drum sticking. In addition to speech, the piece includes recordings of train sounds, as well…
Using a metronome with a practice pad is a common way to practice drum rudiments.