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          <a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5959149/what-is-lift-part-vi-creating-lift-in-round-reels-jigs">What is &quot;Lift&quot;? Part VI: Creating Lift in Round Reels &amp; Jigs</a>
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          <div class="message"><p>When composing a drum score, the composer has many important choices to make during the process that will determine the musicality of the drum score. The examples below show two sets of musical choices and the differences between those choices…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5959149/what-is-lift-part-vi-creating-lift-in-round-reels-jigs">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5932448/what-is-lift-part-v-creating-lift-in-a-march">What is &quot;Lift&quot;? Part V: Creating Lift in a March</a>
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          <div class="message"><p>Now you know where to find the beats, backbeats and offbeats in simple time and compound time, let's begin the process of putting this knowledge to use when writing a drum score. This week we'll be looking at the march…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5932448/what-is-lift-part-v-creating-lift-in-a-march">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5932269/what-is-lift-part-iv-understanding-the-offbeat-in-compound-time">What is &quot;Lift&quot;? Part IV: Understanding the Offbeat in Compound Time</a>
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          <div class="message"><p>Compared to offbeats in simple time, offbeats in compound time are much simpler. Compound time uses beat groupings of three notes and the offbeat is located on the second note of these three note groupings. There are only three rhythmic…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5932269/what-is-lift-part-iv-understanding-the-offbeat-in-compound-time">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>We've already discussed beats and backbeats in simple time. Today we'll be looking at the part of the beat that, if emphasized, provides the <em>most effective</em> way to get "lift" into your drum scores: the <strong>offbeat</strong>. The offbeat is…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5916839/what-is-lift-part-iii-understanding-the-offbeat-in-simple-time">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Last time we discussed the differences between the beat and backbeat in <em>simple time</em>. This week we'll be discussing those differences in the context of <em>compound time</em> (sometimes referred to as "triple" time). Whereas simple time uses subdivisions of…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5906070/what-is-lift-part-ii-understanding-the-beat-and-backbeat-in-compound-time-time">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>The word "lift" has been appearing on pipe band score sheets for decades. It is a mysterious and confusing word!&nbsp;What is lift? How can a drum corps achieve it? In the next several weeks I'll be discussing the issue…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5888421/what-is-lift-part-i-understanding-the-downbeat-and-backbeat-in-simple-time">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>The word "reps" is thrown around a lot in every pipe band. Every practice we hear...</p>
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          <div class="message"><p>The word "focus" is thrown around a lot. I hear often hear it in rehearsal and even more often on&nbsp;competition days. What does it mean? Is it possible to practice focusing? If so, what does that look like?</p>
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          <div class="message"><p>This week I'd like to discuss the subject of #hashtags. Hashtags are commonly used on Twitter to categorize posts so that others can follow those hashtags and comment, share and otherwise interact. They are incredibly useful!&nbsp;I use them all…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5669014/pipebanddrumming">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Today marks the start of a new video series on PipeBandDrummer.com: Backyard FAQ. My plan is to answer frequently asked questions I receive from subscribers to PipeBandDrummer in video form and then post them on the YouTube channel for everyone's…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5641702/backyard-faq-how-do-i-get-my-rolls-faster">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Welcome to the fifth instalment of the "Five Long Minutes" blog post/video series: Five Long Minutes of Cut Fours!</p>
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          <div class="message"><p>This week: Five Long Minutes of Drags! For most pipe band drummers drags are&nbsp;one of the most difficult rudiments to execute properly. Drags are composed of a principal note (big note) and a two smaller notes (two 32nd grace…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5591311/five-long-minutes-of-drags">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Continuing with the "Five Long Minutes" video series, this week: Five Long Minutes of Flams!&nbsp;Flams consist of only two notes. They look innocent enough but they are actually fairly difficult to explain and even more difficult to execute. Flams…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5591266/five-long-minutes-of-flams">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Continuing with the "Five Long Minutes" video series on the PIpeBandDrummer.com Youtube Channel, this week we'll be focusing on accented rolls. Accented rolls are found in each of the five pipe band styles and can range from simple "tap buzz…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5588004/five-long-minutes-of-accented-rolls">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>After reading an article recently by Pipes|Drums called "<a href="https://www.pipesdrums.com/article/the-drummers-dilemma/" target="_blank">The Drummer's Dilemma</a>" I got to thinking about the issue of lead drummers passing on their skills to younger players. This is a difficult and complex issue but it begins…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5487349/so-you-want-to-be-a-lead-drummer">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Have you ever been frustrated when life gets in the way of your practice time? Sometimes, with a busy schedule, it is impossible to find a whole hour to sit down and run through your entire practice routine. As a…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5426523/new-video-series-five-long-minutes">Read more</a></span></div>
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          <div class="message"><p>Welcome to the third part of a three part series on slowing down the North American massed band scores. I've saved the 6/8 for last because it has some very tricky parts in it.</p>
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          <div class="message"><p>This week we'll be discussing&nbsp;the North American massed band 3/4 drum score. The 3/4 is the easiest of the three massed band scores to play but there are still a couple of&nbsp;sections to keep an eye on.</p>
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          <div class="message"><p>This week on the blog we'll be breaking down the North American massed band 4/4 drum score. The massed band scores have&nbsp;been around a while and they have quite a history. Dave Coleman, from the Fredericton Society of St…</p><span class="read-more pdf__hide"><a href="/the-ups-and-downs/blog/5382512/how-slow-can-you-go-breaking-down-the-massed-band-4-4">Read more</a></span></div>
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