2022 BOSTON CRUSADERS SNARES - "SNAKE" (LEARN THE BEATS)

Snare cam by ‪@jovannadrumz7544‬
Transcription by Will Freeman, Cameron Cavender, & John Miller Jr

[@garrettchurchey]

Easily the ballsiest thing anyone played this year.

[@mikedenison8776]

instantly one of my favorite books

[@gregothy9190]

"ballsiest" might be the wrong word, technically speaking

[@garrettchurchey]

@@gregothy9190 true… perhaps daring or adventurous would be more appropriate adjectives 🙂

[@96per58]

This millennium*

[@landontripp1480]

Definitely

[@mystiqg6248]

the singles at that speed are freaking crazy

[@drummersnare6276]

Yeah and the fours

[@landoon995]

I knew there book was insane but wowowow

[@HE360]

Wow, all of them are good at drumming

[@mr_butterball_yt7520]

Yes buddy, that’s why they’re in a drum corps, which is only for the best of the best.

[@TrevorEhrgood]

@@mr_butterball_yt7520thanks for the explanation buddy

[@michaellinnehan9589]

This isn’t correct, as there are white parts I can still see on the page.

[@gregjacksun]

So creative. Paving the way (book).

[@coleebingham9697]

yeah this transcription is written very wrong 😂. I have the actual boston packet lmao

[@gregjacksun]

@@coleebingham9697 hehe... I can't follow that thing to save my ass. The beats are just pretty, man.

[@johnnydasuper]

Finally!!!!!

[@toddy_d]

The (second to) last note is a double stop- with a rimshot on right hand and drum on left hand. Genius.

[@FrivMusic]

do you have a pdf of the beats?

[@kemin695]

r/DrumlineSheets has a google drive with a ton of transcriptions, which is where i found this!

[@FrivMusic]

@@kemin695 ah it appears the old snare science Google drive hasnt been updated in a while, didn't know there was a new one. Thanks!

[@pentaholicproductions5468]

GAHHDD DAAYYUMMM

[@JacqSG200]

“learn the beats” as if i’ll ever be able to 😂

[@udance4ever]

I'm not worthy!

[@solidus4prez]

Holy CRAP

[@dominiqueserrano5733]

holy shit

[@sonebody2]

Ha in my dreams

[@UnfortunateDrummer]

What does the horizontal line on top of the notes mean

[@LathamCochran]

Tenuto, basically like a half accent, mostly used to show throw down motion

[@julianbanez3855]

@@pennsylvanianAntDepravity Yes that’s how I’d interpret that.

[@realvdot]

Any tips on how to even approach G? Am I just pulling those 4s out of thin air? That’s probably the hardest chunk of this entire break

[@realvdot]

Looks like I just have to *send* the down stroke and somehow keep it smooth hahaha

[@ethereal_samurai4297]

Practice a stick control exercise; like the one that goes rrrl rlll rrrr rrll

[@dothethugshaker3791]

i know snare and quads are the hardests BUT WHAT WAS THAT BASE LINE GYAT

[@wtfsketch7801]

i was the 1000th like on the video

[@terrencespence2298]

Can you do Spanks? 🥹😂

[@eclecticmn4838]

Yes., PLEASE!

[@JacksonJ02193]

I wish Crusaders got best percussion

[@Cennor11]

Is there an in between difficulty for drumline lol? I feel like it's easy high school drumline and then BAM professional and thats it 😂

[@amatillo7333]

Maybe try checking college level books

[@christianstainazfischer]

Nah it’s just your school that’s easy, check out what groups like Chino Hills do it’s incredible. Just start learning how to play this, take it super super slow and when you come across a new rhythm or rudiment, find out ways to practice it or even try gridding it. Just slowly become comfortable looking at this difficulty of music

[@kemin695]

open class DCI and DCA

[@SwiftDuckFPV]

nice, maybe 10 years ago i could have played those beats. heh

[@chrislugo5838]

Yeah I know what you mean. My chops have been blown out. Time to start playing again!

[@drummersnare6276]

Yup you lose your chops if you don’t constantly practice. It’s like if you stop lifting your muscles will go away

[@destroniumwastaken]

Oh yeah well I can play green scale

[@Schapenvuur]

Are you sure the first 3 counts of bar 36 are correct? I feel like its 3 counts of 16th note rolls but I could be wrong here

[@JayVx35]

It’s correct on the transcription. The triplet roll sets up the first shot on the right hand

[@lmaoitsmee1812]

Rhythms are slurred, but it is correct.

[@tortillajoe]

I don’t think it’s quite 4-4-3, it could be 4-7. In either case, the roll starts on the right hand, consists of some combination of 11 notes (including initial tap) over 3 quarter notes, then releases with the left.

[@kemin695]

I checked in with a Boston battery member I know and they've confirmed its 2 counts of 16th into the triplet. So the trans is indeed correct lol

[@johnmillerjr-]

@@kemin695 it’s correct, they just slurred it over the season :)

[@nateattinello1464]

Pretty sure bar F2 is written incorrectly, 99% sure its a copy paste from a bar in red's where it's 3 dutch-a-duz in a row

[@zeta12ti]

Yeah, the flams are on the other hand from what's written. That bar confused me too

[@robco1727]

Could match the snare break with a buzz role lol

[@jdot4992]

MAmaw

[@smdftb8495]

Fuuuuuuuuuck.