How does a drummer playing Bipity-Bop-Bop-BAM-ting-Bop-ting-ting-BAM-bop help a band stay in time?

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A great drummer can play 3/4 time with his foot, 4/4 with one hand and 3/8 with the other. How do the other musicians know where the 1 is?

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Yeah, if it is a non standard rhythm there’s almost certainly an emphasized beat to signal the start or end of the pattern (like the BAM in the question). There are also other non audible cues used by musicians such as dipping the neck of an instrument, a look, a nod, to communicate entrances, solos, etc.

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