Sunday, January 31, 2010

Single Back Exercise


Threes played back and forth (rlr,lrl,rlr,lrl) are called single backs. Move them from the "1" to the "e" to the "&" to the "a". This exercise can also be played with back sticking.

Saturday, January 30, 2010

PARA PARA PARA DIDDLE DIDDLE DIDDLE


This is another fabulous exercise for balancing and blending the right and left lead, single and double stroke rolls. Throw on some music and enjoy rolling along while trying to make this sound like any other roll.(rlrlrl,rrllrr,lrlrlr,llrrll)

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Singled Flam Drags


Singled Flam Drags are a fun way to play two warm ups at once. Play a triplet based eight on a hand exercise with one hand and eighth note accents and taps with the other hand in a two against three feel.
If you want to play one handed singled flam drags play triplets accented on the first note with one hand and low eighth notes with the other hand.
This works well as a drum line warm up or for moving around on the drum set.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Tu-Cha-Cha-a


Tu-Cha-Cha-a (rllr,lrrl) is a hybrid rudiment relative to the Tu-Cha-Chada (rlll/lrrr).

Sunday, January 24, 2010

Flam Five Variations


Try playing flam fives with these stickings:
(rrllr/llrrl)
(rrrlr/lllrl)
(rllrl/lrrlr)