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R&L Ch. 3—Three Consecutive 16th Notes

Skeleton sheet. This chapter has the metadata block and Core / Rotation / Reference tables but has not yet been rewritten to the shape of chapter-01.md and chapter-02.md—no first-session walkthrough, no worked advancement example, no per-exercise rationale. See chapter-template.md for the shape this sheet will take when filled, and DEVELOPMENT.md “Things to do later” for the outstanding propagation work.

• Stage: 2 (16th-note density ladder, second step)
• Book pages: R&L pp. 12–15
• Total exercises: ~30—Warm-Ups 1–4 (each with multiple footing variants), Beats 7–18, Fills 19–32
• Section labels present: Warm-Ups, Beats, Fills

Session role: focus block.

Every session opens with warm-up on the current R&L Ch. 1 exercises before you work this chapter. Baseline 30-min session: ~7–8 min warm-up (Ch. 1) → ~15 min focus (this chapter) → ~5–6 min application → ~2 min cool-down. Full detail in approach.md §6.

How to use this sheet

Second step of the 16th-note density ladder (Stage 2 in approach.md §5). Where Ch. 2 taught two consecutive 16ths between the feet, this chapter drills three-note groupings—which is where footing choice starts to matter. R&L notes that the most common way to play three consecutive 16ths is RLR or LRL, and that the Warm-Ups deliberately walk through alternative footings (RLL, LRR, RRR-LLL and so on) so you become aware of the possibilities rather than defaulting to one.

That is the reason to spend real time on the Warm-Ups even when the Beats feel more useful. Each Warm-Up is written with several footing labels underneath (variants 1–6). Do not attempt every variant on every session—pick one variant, hold it for the 1-minute clean pass, and rotate variants across sessions.

The bpm defaults below come from the 16th-note beats row of approach.md §4 (start 50 bpm, target ~110 bpm).

Core (most sessions)

Ex.	Section	Role	Start	Target
1	Warm-Ups	Three-note grouping, RLR / LRL footings	50 bpm	110 bpm
2	Warm-Ups	Three-note grouping, footing variant	50 bpm	110 bpm
7	Beats	First beat with three consecutive 16ths	50 bpm	110 bpm
9	Beats	Three consecutive 16ths in a different placement	50 bpm	110 bpm
12	Beats	Groove-context reinforcement	50 bpm	110 bpm

Rotation (some sessions)

Ex.	Section	Role	Start	Target
3	Warm-Ups	Alternate footing (RLL / LRR)	50 bpm	110 bpm
4	Warm-Ups	Alternate footing (LRR / RLL)	50 bpm	110 bpm
14	Beats	Beat variant	50 bpm	110 bpm
19	Fills	One-measure fill	50 bpm	110 bpm
22	Fills	One-measure fill	50 bpm	110 bpm

Reference (discretionary)

Beats 15–18 and Fills 20–28 are secondary material—pick them when you want variety or when your ear points at one specifically. Fills 29–32 are four-bar phrases R&L includes to show different fill lengths; treat them as phrasing examples, not drills.

Practice notes

• The footing labels under each Warm-Up (RLR, LRL, RLL, LRR, RRR-LLL, and so on) are the whole point of the section. Do not smear them into one footing you find comfortable.
• Rotate the footing variant across sessions rather than trying to hold every variant in one session.
• Three-note groupings often sit on the “and” of a beat. If placement is drifting, drop the bpm and count the subdivision aloud.
• Do not raise bpm until both the RLR and LRL variants of the same exercise hold a clean pass.

Log line format

Log this chapter’s work with the exercise number prefixed by 3.—for example 3.7 64 bpm 5 min pass even. See approach.md §8.

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