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Half / Double time
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L R L
R L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R
3 3 3
Exercise 2 - Groups of 8 / Alternating singles
R R R R R R R R R
R R R R R R R L
L L L L L L L L
L L L L L L L
Exercise 3 - Groups of 4 / Alternating singles
R R R R R R R R L
L L L L L L L
Exercise 4 - Groups of 3 / Alternating singles
R R R R R R L
L L L L L
6 6
Exercise 5 - Combinations! Improvisations using groups of 8, 6, 4, 3, 2, and 1's, i.e. :
R R R R R
R R R R
L R L R
R L L L
L L L R
R R R L
L L R R
R L L R
R L L R
R R R L
L L R L
L L R
3
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R.H. L.H. R.F. L.F.
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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R.H.
L.H.
R.F.
L.F.
Exercise 7 - Groups of 4 "on the beat"
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R.H. L.H. R.F. L.F. Exercise 8
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R R LL R L RR
L L RR LL R
L R L R
L R L
Hands Feet Exercise 10 R R L R L L R R L R L L R R
L L R L R R L L R L R R
L R L L R R L R L L R R
L L R L R R L L R L
R.H. L.H. Exercise 11...then, also change phrasing and meter.
Feet R L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L
L.H. R.H. Exercise 12
3 3 3 3
5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 7 7 7 7
AND BACK!
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Hands Feet R L R L
R L R L R L
R L
R L R
L R L
R L R
L R L
Groove
Start slow, play unison pattern 3-strokes with hands, then add crashes and groove.
R L R L R L R
L R L R L R
L R L R L R
L R L R L
Exercise 15 - Alternating 5-strokes
Kick Pattern & Hand Pattern
6
6
q = 135
R RStart slow, play unison pattern 3-strokes with hands, then add hi-hat and backbeat, speed up.
L R L R L R
R L 6 L R
R R L L R R
L L 6 R R
L R L R L R
L R 6 L R
R R L L R R
L L 6
6 6 6 6
Exercise 15.1 Non-alternating 5-strokes
R R L R L R
Play with hands, then as foot-ostinatos. Improvise on top.
R L R L R
R L R L R L R L
R L R L R L
q = 105
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RGroove
L R L R L R L
R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L
R L R L R L
q = 110
Exercise 17 - 3-stroke groove
q = 125
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Exercise 19Exercise 18 Inverted
Exercise 20 - Alternating shuffle pattern
R R L
Hands (played on toms)
L R
R L
L
3 3 3 3
R.F. L.F.Groove:
6 6 6 6
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R L
L L R
R R L
L L R
R L R
L R R L
R L L R
L R R L
R L
3 3 3 3
Hands: flam-taps
R LExercise 23 - Flam accent foot ostinato with various hand patterns, starting with flam taps on top!
L L R
R
R L
L R L
L L R
R
R L
L
3 3 3 3
Feet: flam-accents
L R
L R R L
R L L R
L R R L
R L
3 3 3 3
Exercise 23.1 - Flam tap foot ostinato with various hand patterns, starting with flam accents.
Hands: flam-accents
R L
R L L R
L
R R L
R L
L R
L R R L
R L L R
Feet: flam-taps
R L
L L R
R R L
L L R
R R L
L L R
R R L
L L R
R
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R.H.
L.H.
R.F.
L.F.
Hand pattern (warmup):
Foot pattern:
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R.H.
L.H.
R.F.
L.F.
Exercise 24.1 - Inverted Foot Pattern
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R.H.
L.H.
R.F.
L.F.
Exercise 25 - Flam tap overlaps
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R.H.
L.H.
R.F.
L.F.
Exercise 26 - Flam tap ostinato - right hand/left foot
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R.H.
L.H.
R.F.
L.F.
Exercise 27 - Left foot ostinato variation
Play grooves on top of ostinato
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R.H.
L.F.
L.H.
R.F.
Exercise 28 - Right hand/left foot 16th's alternating
Play grooves on top of ostinato
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R.H.
L.F.
L.H.
R.F.
Exercise 29 - Right hand/left foot 32nd's alternating
Play grooves on top of ostinato
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R.H.
L.F.
L.H.
R.F.
Exercise 30 - Right hand/left foot 16th-note triplets alternating
Play grooves on top of ostinato
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
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e = 170
Then, turn around: switch hand and foot, play groove:
R L L R L L R
L L R L L R
L L R L L R
L L R L L
6 6 6 6
q = 115
R.F. L.H.Exercise 32 - Groups of three 16th notes with groove on top
R
L
Play groups of three 16th notes over groove, improvise...
L R L
L R L L
R L L R
L L R
q = 167
q = 130
q = 170
L.F.Exercise 33 - Left foot shuffle
Don't consider foot technique and control to be solely bass drum technique. Foot control means technique to be applied on all pedals; 50% and more is hat playing.
1) Slow: Heel down
2) Fast: Heel up
...Play super fast, play left foot also on kick, right foot on right hat.
3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6
q = 120
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q = 135
L.F.
Same kick part, but played as 16th notes, left foot on kick, super fast. Accelerate. Heel down:
Same, only unison foot part. Then fill "gaps" with right foot on kick + hat. Heel up:
R.F. L.F.
q = 170
Exercise 35 - RLL foot ostinato
R L L
(Check hand pattern!)
R
L L R
L L
3
R
L L
3 3 3 3 3 3 3
L.H. L.F.Heel down! Improvise on top. Do rudiments: singles, doubles, flams... Exercise 36 - Doubles between left hand and left foot
Variation:
L.H. L.F.Exercise 37 - "Doubles" on 3 hats / left hand / left foot
Improvise over groove. Play left hand/left foot ostinato. Use 2 hats, splash. Next, switch to left foot kick, right foot right hat.
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R L.H. R.H. R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L
Exercise 39 - Double-strokes, various "backbeats"
R R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L
R R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L
R R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L
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R R L L R
R L
L R R L
L R
R L L R
R L
L R R L
L
6 6 6 6
RExercise 41 - Double-strokes in a 16th-note triplet feel with right-hand variation
R L L R R L
L R R L L R
R L L R R L
L R R L L
3 6 3 6 3 6 3 6
q = 200-220
Exercise 42 - Pushing the tempo, 200 - 220 bpm
R R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L
q = 210
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Exercise 43 - Double-stroke rolls with accents var. 1
R L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
L L R R L L R
R L L R R L L
q = 220+
Exercise 44 - Double-stroke rolls with accents var. 2
R L R R L L R
R L L R R L L R
L R R L L R
R L L R R L L
Exercise 45 - Double-stroke rolls with accents var. 3 Do both right and left lead, groove on top.
L R L R L R L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R L R
q = 220
Exercise 46 - Double-stroke rolls with accents var. 4
R L R R L L R
R L L R L R
R L L R R L L
Exercise 47 - Double-stroke rolls with accents var. 5
Play 4/4 time on top.
R
L R R L L R
R L L R L R
R L L R R L L
Exercise 48 - Double-stroke rolls with accents var. 6
R L L R R L R
R L L R L L R
R L R R L L R
L L R R L
Exercise 49 - Double-stroke rolls with accents var. 7
R L R R L L R
L R R L L R
L R R L L R
L R R L L
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A very simple pattern, play shuffle on top (with left hand lead).
L R R L
R R L
R R L
R R
3 3 3 3
Turn pattern around, now right hand lead.
R L L R
L L R
L L R
L L
3 3 3 3
Then bring the two versions together.
R L L R
L L R
L L R
L R L
R R L
R R L
R R L
R L
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Now play as 16th's. Now the pattern is taking shape. Also left lead!
R
I'll be doing this with a few very simple patterns. Remeber to always combine everything with everything! Switch hands and feet at will, that is the principle. Free your mind! Start thinking fast and multidimensionally!
L L R L
L R L L
R L R L
R R L R
R L R R
L R L R
L L R L
L R L
q = 115
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R L L R L
L R L L
R L L R
L L R R
R L L R
R L L R
R L L R
R L L
R L R L L
R L R L
L R L R
L L R R
L R R L
R L L R
L R R L
R L L
R L R L R
L L R L
R L R L
L R L R
R R R L
L L L
R R R R
L L L L
R R L R L
L R L L
R L R L
L R R R
L R L R
L R L R
L R L R
L R L
R R R L L
L R R R
L L L R
R R L R
L R L R
L R R L
R L R L
R L L
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R L L R L
L R L L
R R LL LL R
L L R
Exercise 53 - 5/16 M.P.O cycle
R L R L L Groups of 5 (M.P.O.)
R L R L
L R L R
L L R
5 5 5
Exercise 54 - 10/16 M.P.O cycle
R L R L R Groups of 7 (M.P.O.)
L L R L
R L R L
L R L
7 7
Exercise 55 - Paradiddle M.P.O
R L L R L
R R L R
L L R L
R R L
Exercise 56 - Double paradiddle M.P.O.
R L R L R
R L R L
R L L R
L R L
Exercise 57 - 16th- and 32nd-note combo
R L R L R
L R L R
L R L R
L R L R L
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L R
L R R L
R
L L R
L R
R L
R L L R
L R R LOR:
L R
L R R L
R L L R
L R R L
R L
3 3 3 3
L.F. R.F.Exercise 59 Flam accent M.P.O. variation
3 3 3 3
Exercise 60 - M.P.O. Combinations
R L R L
R
Cross-sticking hand pattern with backbeat (3 hats!)...
L R L R
L R L R
L
R L
Improvise various patterns: 3's, 6's, 5's, 10's, 7's, double paradiddles, 5-stroke bursts. Also: change hand pattern (off-beat china, ...) R L R R L
R L L R
L R R L
R L L
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Exercise 62 - Linear alternating singles M.P.O.
R L R L R L R L R
R R L
L R L R L R L R L
L L
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Exercise 64
Exercises 65 through 69 are are all variations of this triplet pattern, orchestrated using different instruments and different sides of the kit.
Fill in subdivisions on different drums, switch every bar.
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3 3 3 3
Exercise 71
2nd snare
3 3 3 3
Exercise 72 2nd snare R L R 2nd snare L
R L Sm. Tom R
L R Sm. Tom L
Fl. Tom R L Sm. Tom R
Fl. Tom L R Sm. Tom L
R L Sm. Tom R
L R 2nd snare L
R L
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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R R R R R R
R R R R
R R R R
R R R
left snare L
L L L left snare L
L L L left snare L
L L L left snare L
L L L
unison (1 and 2 combined)
alternate (1 and 2) Or, start with left...
R R LL R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L
Exercise 73 - Part II L L L L
R
R R R
R L
L R L R L R
L R
R L L R R L L R R L L R R L
Exercise 73 - Part III OR: right, L R
L R left L R L R L R
L R L R L R
R
L R L R L R L R
L R L R L R L
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L R
R R L
L L R
R R L
L L R
R R L
L L R
R R L
L
Exercise 75 - Flam taps, with cymbals
L R
R R L L L R
R
R L
L
L R
R R L
L L R
R
R L
L
Exercise 76 - Flam accents
LR L R RL
R L LR
L R RL
R L
3 3 3 3
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R L R R LL
R L L R
L R R L
R L L
R L R R L
R L L R
L R R L
R L L
R L R R L
R L L R
L R R L
R L L
R L R R L
R L L R
L R R L
R L L
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R.H. L.H. R.F. L.F. Exercise 78 - Straight 16th's T
H T H T
H T H T
H T H T
H T H T
H T H T
H T H T
H T H T
H T H
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R.H.
L.H.
R.F.
L.F.
Exercise 79 - 16th-note triplets
T H T H T H T
H T H T H T
H T H T H T
H T H T H T
H T H T H T
H T H T H T
H T H T H T
H T H T H
3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 3 6 3 6
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R.H. L.H. R.F. L.F. Exercise 80 - 32nd notes T H T H T H T H T
H T H T H T H T
H T H T H T H T
H T H T H T H
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R.H. L.H. R.F. L.F. Exercise 81 H
T H T H
T H T H
T H T H
T H T H
T H T H
T H T H
T H T H
T H T
3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
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R.H.
L.H.
R.F.
L.F.
Exercise 82 - 10/16 kick drum pattern
H
T H T H T
H T H T
H T H T H
T H T H
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R T R T R
T R T R
T R T R
T R T R
H T R
H T R
H T R
H T
3 3 3 3
Exercise 84.1 - Singles 2 + 2 "Quads"
R L H T R
