Winds/strings have chord charts or scores in jazz and rock, and classical music uses scores for drums and percussion. How do jazz and rock drummers and percussionists chart their parts so that they play the same way each time a song is performed? I’m especially interested for prog rock, where the drum parts can be very detailed and intricate.
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>so that they play the same way each time a song is performed?
Part of the answer is that this rarely actually happens. To someone just enjoying the song as a listener, the minor variations won’t be noticed. If you were to record several live performances of the same drummer playing the same songs, then intricately analyze each of these performances you would most often find small differences. The foundational beat remains the same but the “spice” will be different.
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