Just on the first displacement exercises, does the syncopation become more natural with practice, so one would be able to displace any beat on the spot or will you always have to learn a new beat in displaced form from scratch each time?
Gavin Says:
Good question. Displacements do get easier the more you practice them - I can displace really simple beats pretty much on the spot into any position - and if you're using it as an effect - the simple beats are the ones you should use. If you're using displacement for compositional purposes - and displacing a quite complex beat - then I find I have to write it out and learn it as a 'new' beat.