Talk:Drag (percussion)

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[edit] RE Questions about 24th and 48th Notes

In 4/4 time, the following note values apply:

• 4 notes per measure: quarter notes
• 8 notes per measure: eighth notes
• 12 notes per measure: twelth notes (aka eighth note triplets)
• 24 notes per measure: twenty-fourth notes (aka sixteenth note triplets)
• 32 notes per measure: thirty-second notes (twice as fast as sixteenths)
• 48 notes per measure: fourty-eighth notes (twice as fast as twenty-fourths)
• 4,312 notes per measure: 4,312th notes (admittedly not common, but equally as valid as the others)

Brad Halls 05:05, 15 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ruff

I've always refered to drags as ruffs, are they the same thing?Nathan Wonnacott 23:48, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Ruffs vs. Drags

I'm not sure that there is a universally accepted answer to this question, but I'll take a shot. My issue with ruffs has always been a) undefined height (i.e. both notes written as grace notes, which seems impractical to me for rebounded strokes) and b) undefined spacing (what is the spacing between the notes in a ruff anyway)? So, I never use the term "ruff" in my teaching.

Brad Halls 03:55, 8 November 2006 (UTC)