Played ad nauseam by the 2011 Athens Drive winter line, Seven 8&25 (2011) is an ensemble warm-up built from a seven-stroke rolls exercise and the ever-famous 8&25. I couldn't help but quote the end of my high school's triplet diddles exercise (by Will Goodyear)... it's hip.
The first half of the piece emphasizes the attacks of roll figures; the first triplet diddle is either on a downbeat or an eighth note upbeat. The second half emphasizes quality and endurance... mostly endurance, but we all love 8&25, right?
