producer · arrangement and finish · lesson 18variation and fills
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A drummer playing the same beat for four minutes still tells you when something's coming: a roll on the snare at the end of a section. That's a fill. In dance music it might be a snare roll, the kick dropping out for a beat, or a burst of hats. Whatever it is, it says: change ahead.