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Subdivide and Conquer: Subdivision-Based Rhythm Instruction for Individuals and Instrumental or Vocal Ensembles plus A Method for Snare Drum

Subdivide and Conquer: Subdivision-Based Rhythm Instruction for Individuals and Instrumental or Vocal Ensembles plus A Method for Snare Drum

Bloom, Ryan Alexander
Miller, Robert W.

Paperback

Teaching Instruction

ISBN13: 9798512185735
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Jun 8 2021
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.30
Height: 0.10 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.00
Language: English

Subdivide and Conquer is a subdivision-based rhythm instruction method. It can be used in private lessons for any instrument and voice; for ensemble instruction with bands, choirs, orchestras, and other ensembles; and as a beginning snare drum book. Distinctive features include:

  • When used with bands and orchestras, it provides the option of synchronous or asynchronous basic snare drum technique instruction.
  • It can be used as a stand-alone subdivision-based beginning snare drum method book.
  • It provides a narrative that can be used by instructors to teach concepts, and students to learn or review them.
  • Development of an internal sense of beat is emphasized.
  • Practice techniques are discussed and reinforced.
  • Efficient and effective exercises and explanations, judiciously used subdivision counting syllables with foot-tapping arrow indications, and audio examples, are provided in recognition of the limited time most ensemble and private teachers have to instruct their students.
  • Its text, efficiency, and ability to be used simultaneously with wind, string, percussion, and keyboard instruments can be helpful for virtual-learning environments.


Typical rhythm development and snare drum methods use counting syllables to label notes, instead of to measure note lengths in a systematic way as with a subdivision-based approach. To illustrate the difference, with most methods a measure in 3/4 consisting of 4 sixteenth notes followed by 2 quarter notes have the sixteenth notes counted 1e&a and the quarter notes counted 2, 3 (often leading to students playing the quarter notes as if they were eighth notes). Subdivide and Conquer would have the sixteenth notes counted 1e&a and instead have the quarter notes counted 2e&a3e&a, thus using the syllables to measure the lengths of the notes instead of just labeling them.

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