Exercises to apply to Syncopation by Ted Reed

Level 1

Melody = written part in Reed book

Week #	RH	LH	RF	LF
1	Ride Pattern	Melody		2 & 4
2	Ride Pattern		Melody	2 & 4
3	Ride Pattern			Melody
4	Ride Pattern	1/8^th notes	¼ notes	2 & 4
5	Ride Pattern	¼ notes	1/8^th notes	2 & 4
6	Ride Pattern	1/8^th notes		¼ notes
7	Ride Pattern	¼ notes		1/8^th notes
8	Ride Pattern		1/8^th notes	¼ notes
9	Ride Pattern		¼ notes	1/8^th notes

Level 2

Non Melodic Line (NML) = filling in the missing notes in the written part from the Reed book (in either triplets or eighths as dictated by the tempo.)

Week #	RH	LH	RF	LF
1	Ride Pattern	Melody	NML	2 & 4
2	Ride Pattern	NML	Melody	2 & 4
3	Ride Pattern	NML		Melody
4	Ride Pattern	1/8^th notes	¼ notes	NML
5	Ride Pattern	¼ notes	1/8^th notes	NML
6	Ride Pattern	1/8^th notes	NML	¼ notes
7	Ride Pattern	¼ notes	NML	1/8^th notes
8	Ride Pattern	NML	1/8^th notes	¼ notes
9	Ride Pattern	NML	¼ notes	1/8^th notes

Level 3 – all “up-tempo”

Week #	RH	LH	RF	LF
1	Ride Pattern	Melody		2 & 4
	Ride Pattern		Melody	2 & 4
2	Ride Pattern			Melody
3	Ride Pattern	1/8^th notes	¼ notes	2 & 4
	Ride Pattern	¼ notes	1/8^th notes	2 & 4
4	Ride Pattern	1/8^th notes		¼ notes
	Ride Pattern	¼ notes		1/8^th notes
5	Ride Pattern		1/8^th notes	¼ notes
	Ride Pattern		¼ notes	1/8^th notes
6	Ride Pattern	Melody	NML	2 & 4
7	Ride Pattern	NML	Melody	2 & 4
8	Ride Pattern	NML		Melody
9	Ride Pattern	Melody	Samba	2 & 4