Referring to the grid of 16th note possibilities has become a frequent–almost daily–occurrence for me. Recently, that’s because I’ve been working on a lot of independence ideas. The grid is a handy reference for my OCD completist mind during that kind of practice.
But there are other possible reasons to want this on one page for a reference. The first useful reason that comes to mind is to make up some new fills or grooves.
Randomly picking four of these 16th note possibilities could yield some cool fill or groove ideas that you may never have thought of. In fact, I’m going to try that in my next practice session!
So, without further delay, here is the PDF with all the one beat possibilities from the 16th note grid: The 16th Note Grid.
What are you going to use this for? Let me know in the comments section.
He first gained attention as one of the winners of Modern Drummer magazine's very first drum solo contest, judged by Rush's Neil Peart.
He's played with Alison Krauss, Curtis Stigers, Emily Remler, Joel Hoekstra, GE Smith, Andy York, Marshall Crenshaw, Tony Shanahan, The Drifters, The Marvelettes, Big Brother and The Holding Company, and many other artists.
His band, Mark Feldman's LEVEL5, released their debut, "The Sybil EP," in 2019. The EP features Oz Noy on guitar and Will Lee on bass.
For more info: linktr.ee/markfeldman
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