Friday, November 12, 2010

The Glad Hand


My latest hybrid rudiment is a variation on the single back. Play a drag on the middle note and you are doing Glad Hand Trees.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Paradiddle variation w/drumset


rlrr lrll rllr lr rrlrll rlrl rlrl

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Monday, May 24, 2010

Magic Rudiment


The Magic Rudiment is a sister rudiment to the Single Flam Drag. Play sixteenth notes with one hand and triplets in the other hand. The only accent is on the first note of the triplet.

Monday, March 1, 2010

Sextup Five


Three stroke rolls played in a five stroke roll feel. A five stroke roll is (rr,ll,r) A Sextup Five is (rrr,lll,r). Lock your wrist, hold on to the stick and rotate from the elbow.

Single Double 9/ Ringle Double Rolls


Single Double Nine (RRLL,RLRL,R,/LLRR,LRLR,L)
Single Double Long Roll (RRLL,RLRL,RRLL,RLRL,RRLL,RLRL )

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

the Rata


Deconstruct the Ratamacue by a few notes but continue with the same crescendo phrasing of the Ratamacue. ((rr)LR)((ll)RL)