DIRECTOR

ACCENT TAP
Brian S. Mason
         
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Snare h 
         
R L

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Tenors h 
R L

         
BD ¦  _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
R L
(unison)

 N ž ž ž ž ž ž
Cymbals h N N N N N N N N N

  
(hi-hat)

BB        
  Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
Mallets

R L R L R


Timpani BB  Ê Ê Ê Ÿ Ÿ Ê Ê Ê Ÿ Ÿ
R L R L R L R L R L

          
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ž ¾
5

sn h
         
R L R


_ _ _ ž ¾
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tn h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _


R L

         
bd ¦ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ž ¾
R L R

cy h N ž N ž N ž N N N ž N ž N ž N N N ž ¾

         
BB Ÿ ž ¾
Ÿ
5

 Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
key

BB Ê ž ¾
5

Ê Ê Ÿ Ÿ Ê Ê Ê Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ
Timp
R L R L R L R L R L R

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ACCENT TAP – EXERCISE OPTIONS

OPTION 1
         
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Snare h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

     
R L

  

h ¾
Tenors
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R L
(ETC)

      
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5 BD h _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
R L
(ETC)

Play the exercise in a “round.” This gives the ensemble a timing challenge because the accents
are displaced between the voices (including keyboards/timpani/cymbals as the 4th voice).

฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀ ฀
with three silent counts for each instrument. Listen to the other sections (or “dut”) for
the entrance.

OPTION 2
          
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Snare h
          
R

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Tenors h _
R

          
(ETC)

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5 BD h
R
(ETC)

This option adds a slightly more difficult accent/tap option in the 4th measure (1 accent/1 tap).
Play all 4 bars on the right and repeat off the left (tenors will use drum 2 & 4 on the left).