(thing) by Tsarren Thu Mar 09 2000 at 5:42:45

A warmup exercise that percussionists play, usually on marching band/drum corps percussion instruments. you play eight notes on the right hand, eight on the left, eight on the right, eight on the left, and then a single downbeat on the right. For the rest of that measure, someone taps out a rythm which can indicate an increase or decrease in tempo.

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