LukeSnyder
Gold Member
I don't think so. There are no 5 and 6 in the type of time he's talking about. He's talking about 2 and 4 in the "1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a" sense. 4 quarter notes to the bar with the beginning of his stroke on 2 and 4. You're counting the notes being played in the triplet.
You guys are just talking about two different things.
Did you actually watch the video? John Riley starts out the clip by naming the strokes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. He did indeed mean that he throws the stick on the 2nd and the 5th strokes, but he said 2 and 4, probably by force of habit.
EDIT*
I just saw your more recent post, and you may be right.