Nine Stroke Roll on Drum Set – Quiz | Course 14

How does Adam frame the nine-stroke roll when applying it as a fill pickup?

As nine singles played in a triplet feel

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As a seven-stroke roll with two singles added at the end

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As four 16th notes doubled with a release

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As a duple pattern played over a simple quarter-note groove

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What is Adam’s reasoning for using a crescendo with the nine-stroke roll?

Because rolls always need to arrive at full volume

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Because the crescendo signals the end of the fill to the listener

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Because using a rudiment to add dynamics makes your playing sound more musical — that’s the point of applying it in context

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Because the fill that follows is quieter and needs to be balanced out

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True or False: Adam says the crescendo is the only correct way to play the nine-stroke roll as a pickup into a fill.

True

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False

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Nine Stroke Roll on Drum Set – Quiz | Course 14 – L2