Whereas most modern music is built on a 4/4 meter (however accented or syncopated), MATH DRUMMING places focus on non-standard time signatures such as 7/8, 11/8, or 13/8:
Polyrhythms and polymeters are staples of MATH DRUMMING as well:
MATH DRUMMING may also implement constantly changing meters based on various groupings of 2 and 3:
Don't forget fractional time signatures which contain a partial beat-such as ¼, ½, ⅔, or ¾ (or their decimal equivalents) and are typically used as a tool for "flipping" the beat in the following measure:
Counting is extremely important in MATH DRUMMING too. Grids are often used as a supplemental warm up for developing accuracy and fluidity:
Looking for something even more crazy? Try drumming some irrational rhythms or even better an irrational time signature:
These rhythmic oddities—among many others—seen as mathematical in character by many drummers, listeners, and critics, are what give MATH DRUMMING its name!
