Drum Masterclass with Camille Bigeault

Discover Camille Bigeault’s masterclass and dive into the captivating world of complex rhythms and advanced drumming techniques!

After providing you with a detailed explanation of the concept of note groupings, Camille will teach you how to play and differentiate polyrhythms and polymeters. She will also demonstrate how to play rhythmic illusions and phrase over ostinatos. You will also explore new approaches to working with the metronome, and she will show you how to create original patterns using rhythmic chains.

Maximize your drumming skills and enhance your rhythmic approach through this exclusive masterclass with Camille Bigeault.

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The main concepts taught

Polyrhythms

Phrasing

Rhythmic illusions

Polymeter

Metronome

The lesson plan proposed by Camille Bigeault

In this drum masterclass, Camille Bigeault invites you to explore her rhythmic universe.

Chapters	Detailed Concepts
The Concept of Note Groupings	Introduction 3 against 4 2 against 3 Application in playing Orchestrating 3 against 4
Polyrhythm and Polymeter	3 over 4: Rhythm 1 3 over 4: Rhythm 2 5 over 4: Rhythm 1 5 over 4: Rhythm 2 5 over 4: Rhythm 3
Polymeter with Multiple limbs	With 2 limbs With 3 limbs: Polymeter 1 With 3 limbs: Polymeter 2 With 4 limbs
Rhythmic Illusions	Playing with the listener’s ears Shifting an entire groove Metric modulations What is heard first is not what you think
Ostinatos	Horizontal Ostinatos – Feet Horizontal Ostinatos – Hands
Phrasing over an Ostinato: 4-grouping	Breakdown of Baiao Accentuating the 1st sixteenth note Accentuating the 1st and 3rd sixteenth notes Accentuating the 2nd sixteenth note Accentuating the 2nd and 4th sixteenth notes Accentuating the 3rd sixteenth note Accentuating the 4th sixteenth note Accentuating the 1st and 2nd sixteenth notes Accentuating the 2nd and 3rd sixteenth notes Accentuating the 3rd and 4th sixteenth notes Accentuating the 1st and 4th sixteenth notes
Phrasing over an Ostinato: 3-grouping	Accentuating every 3 sixteenth notes Accentuating 2 sixteenth notes out of 3
Phrasing over an Ostinato: 5-grouping	Accentuating the 1st sixteenth note Accentuating the 1st and 3rd sixteenth notes Accentuating the 1st, 3rd, and 4th sixteenth notes Accentuating the first 4 sixteenth notes
Phrasing over an Ostinato: 7-grouping	On a 7-grouping Nuances
Working with the Metronome	Metronome on the 2nd sixteenth note of a 4-grouping Metronome on the 3rd sixteenth note of a 4-grouping Metronome on the 4th sixteenth note of a 4-grouping On a 6-grouping 3 against 4 4 against 5 2 against 3 6 against 4
Rhythmic Chains	What is a rhythmic chain On a 5-pattern

Lesson plan

Chapters	Detailed Concepts
The Concept of Note Groupings	Introduction 3 against 4 2 against 3 Application in playing Orchestrating 3 against 4
Polyrhythm and Polymeter	3 over 4: Rhythm 1 3 over 4: Rhythm 2 5 over 4: Rhythm 1 5 over 4: Rhythm 2 5 over 4: Rhythm 3
Polymeter with Multiple limbs	With 2 limbs With 3 limbs: Polymeter 1 With 3 limbs: Polymeter 2 With 4 limbs
Rhythmic Illusions	Playing with the listener’s ears Shifting an entire groove Metric modulations What is heard first is not what you think
Ostinatos	Horizontal Ostinatos – Feet Horizontal Ostinatos – Hands
Phrasing over an Ostinato: 4-grouping	Breakdown of Baiao Accentuating the 1st sixteenth note Accentuating the 1st and 3rd sixteenth notes Accentuating the 2nd sixteenth note Accentuating the 2nd and 4th sixteenth notes Accentuating the 3rd sixteenth note Accentuating the 4th sixteenth note Accentuating the 1st and 2nd sixteenth notes Accentuating the 2nd and 3rd sixteenth notes Accentuating the 3rd and 4th sixteenth notes Accentuating the 1st and 4th sixteenth notes
Phrasing over an Ostinato: 3-grouping	Accentuating every 3 sixteenth notes Accentuating 2 sixteenth notes out of 3
Phrasing over an Ostinato: 5-grouping	Accentuating the 1st sixteenth note Accentuating the 1st and 3rd sixteenth notes Accentuating the 1st, 3rd, and 4th sixteenth notes Accentuating the first 4 sixteenth notes
Phrasing over an Ostinato: 7-grouping	On a 7-grouping Nuances
Working with the Metronome	Metronome on the 2nd sixteenth note of a 4-grouping Metronome on the 3rd sixteenth note of a 4-grouping Metronome on the 4th sixteenth note of a 4-grouping On a 6-grouping 3 against 4 4 against 5 2 against 3 6 against 4
Rhythmic Chains	What is a rhythmic chain On a 5-pattern