Although Leibezeit never considered himself a teacher as such, he became the centre of the Drums Off Chaos collective, a group of fellow drummers who gravitated towards him, attracted by his system.
It was one the group's members, Gero Sprafke, who transcribed the system, making it a matter of record. Leibezeit's system, which is roughly analagous to Morse code, is referred to as E-T, the E and the T coming from Morse code to represent the dot and the dash. It has four basic rules:
- Dot means a hit with one hand. Dash means two hits with one hand, with the duration of two dots.
- Dots and dashes are always played by alternate hands.
- The second hit in a dash is always quieter than the first, even to the point of silence. It can be almost as loud as the first hit but never as loud or louder.
- Accents are only possible after a dash.
Let's flock together
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*It was about a year ago that I first heard a new bird call near my home in
Leeton*
The noise was a bit like the Plover and that sounds like an angry rubbe...